Alex: I'm finished.
Dad: All 100?
Alex: Yes.
Dad: That thing that you wrote 100 times - what, exactly, did it say?
Alex: "I will not hit or bite ever again."
Dad: And you're going to keep that promise, now, right?
Alex: Yes. But sometimes it's just my first instinct.
Dad: Mine too, kiddo. I understand that. That's true for many, many people. But it's our responsibility, as humans, not to act on that instinct - and to learn to curb it. Not being ruled by our instincts: That's what separates us from wild animals.
Alex: But my teacher told me it was opposable thumbs...
Dad: True enough-
Alex: ...and TV, and nice restaurants like McDonalds and Chuck E Cheese's...
Dad: Hold on. "Nice"?
Alex: ...and bombs and birthday parties and schools like where I go.