Mr. Murphy & His Ogre Mom

Me: Mr. Murphy, you look a little . . .

Mr. Murphy: Happy?

Me: Let's go with that.

Mr. Murphy:

Me:

Mr. Murphy: Do you want to know the secret to life, human person?

Me: Yes, please.

Mr. Murphy: Here's the secret. You go outside. You dig in dirt. You smell some things. You flounce around. And then you just breathe.

Me: Just breathe? Even when you see a horrible photo of yourself that someone else took because they are kind and then you cry. because you look like an ogre? And you're not into that--into looking like an ogre.

Mr. Murphy: Ogres spend a lot of time outside, you know. And you know what else they do?

Me:

Mr. Murphy: They breathe.