10yo: "Mom, what do you do?" me: "I manage the international supply chain for a large corporation." 10yo: "so you're like a mail carrier?" me: "ummm... I guess?"

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Haha, that's a great way of putting it! Seriously though, how do you explain what a supply chain manager does to a 10-yr-old?

Haha this is so cute and surprisingly kind of accurate

I love how kids can make the most complex things so simple like why didn't I get think if that

Well they are kind of right. We are in charge of people getting packages lol

Well, that's one way to put it. Hahaha! It actually makes absolute sense. Oh, how innocently children see the world.

For lack of a better term, yes honey. It is. HAHA! I just thought of it that way. That'll make things appear less overwhelming.

The way children see the world amazes me. We learn a lot from them. They can tell us the simplest things and we find ourselves extracting something meaningful from it.

Didn't we all learn something new today. 😂 That's actually a nice analogy. It simply makes a lot of sense.

I won't ever be able to see our work the same way again. HAHA! This made me laugh because it just makes total sense!

Just like how I explain things to my son. Telling him I manage deliveries so he asked me if that's the reason why I always arrive home late during Christmas because I am busy checking on Santa's deliveries.

Well, he's not entirely wrong. Lol. You can explain to him again after a couple of years.

Oh no! Haha. You didn't explain further?

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