I know I don’t deserve the credit – I’ll have to give it to his mom. It was the first day of school and Nicholas learned that his best two friends, and his close third, were all together in the other fourth grade class.

Dad: How was the first day of school Nick?

Nick (very upset): All my friends are in the other class, it was terrible.

Dad: I’m sorry son, sometimes those things happen.

Nick (after a pause and shaking off his mood): I’ll guess I’ll have to make some new friends then.

When they already know, and you don’t have to tell them..