I just remember this story because I’ve never heard a priest use the word “poop” so many times before.
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So there was once this couple who were fortunate enough to have a set of twins born to them. The only thing was, as the children grew up, they seemed to have totally opposite personalities. One was an total pessimist, while the other was an eternal optimist. The parents had tried everyhting to get their children to be more normal, but there was nothing that the could do.

They eventually took them to a psychiatrist who examined them thoroughly. After the examination, the psychiatrist told the parents in private that something drastic had to be done. He suggested that the parents lock the pessimist in a room with every single toy imaginible. The room should have everything that a boy could possibly want. He suggested that they lock the optimist in a bare room with nothing but a big box full of poop. After a while, the children should change.

So, the parents went and did just that. They put the pessimist in the room full of toys, and put the optimist in the room with the big box of poop. After locking them in there for a few good hours, they went to check to see how their children were doing. They first went to the pessimistic child. When they opened the door, there was the child with a big frown on his face. He was saying things like “the batteries are all going to run out soon” and “This toy doesn’t have the cool kung-fu action like advertised”, and “I bet my brother has so much better things”.

A bit dismayed, they go over to the optimistic child’s room. When they poked their heads in they were astonished to see the child in the box, up to his neck in poop. They asked him what he was up to. He says, “HAHAHA! You can’t fool me! Somewhere down in here is a pony!”