Dad on a Metro

I was on the Metro about a week ago and saw a man and his young (8-10 year old) son. The son was attempting to figure out where the Metro was taking them using the maps inside the car. The father lifted the son up, showed him the point at which they were starting and told him what was their end stop. The father then asked the son to tell him how many stops they needed to go and what was the route they would need to take to get there. The father sat down and the son, standing on the seat, worked out the problem. When he had the answer, the son promptly turned and enthusiastically told his father. When the father asked him why he hadn't chosen an alternative path, the son looked at the father incredulously and said, "Because that's not the fastest way Dad! This one is much better."

When I see people doing things like this with their kids, I can't help but smile.