Break It To Me Gently

I was in the bathroom getting ready for bed when Sam came around the corner and proudly said, "I wrote my name in my room. S.A.M."

"That's great honey!"

"I hope you aren't going to be mad." (Oh no.)

"I wrote it in black." (Getting worse.)

"It's going to be there a long time." (Blood pressure rising.)

Turns out, he'd scratched his name on the wall with an action figure. Nothing the Mister Clean Magic Eraser won't get rid of, but I had to chuckle at his method of breaking the bad news. I think I'll try it.