Turn That Frown Upside Down

(My company has these ridiculous remote kiosks with four buttons on them, each of a different smiley face ranging from happy to sad, green to red, respectively. Attached to them are signs that read, “How is your day going?” They track responses in our company portal. My wife takes our newborn daughter to a wellness visit a couple miles from my office and takes our five-year-old daughter with her. On the way home, she stops by my office so I can show off the new baby to my coworkers. As we wait in the lobby to sign them in, my older daughter sees the kiosk and, having seen them before on her visits to Daddy’s work, knows what it is about.)

Daughter: “Daddy, can I press the button?”

Me: “Sure, honey!”

(She presses the bright green, happiest smiley face.)

Daughter: “Daddy, can I press it again for [Baby Sister]?”

Me: “I think that’s fine, yes.”

(She presses the bright red, saddest frown face.)

Daughter: *to me* “Because she had a doctor’s appointment today.”