false start?

I started this blog yesterday, and that first post was almost the last. Today I couldn't for the life of me figure out my account name and password. But using my highly honed problem solving skills I prevailed. Ok...what I did..and it's served me well in this circumstance before is go through the initial steps of creating a new account. Sometimes that holds a clue as to what the constraints of the password are, and that helps to figure out what the password most likely is.
Now....since I have found that kind of thinking to be of such value now and at other times, do I have an obligation to pass that skill on to my children? An interesting thought.
As a courtesy I think I should at least make it available to them...or at least the opportunity to witness such thinking. So I get frustrated that I can't get in...and I share my frustration with them. And I say the things I've tried so far. And then they see me continue to work on the problem after it appears that solutions are exhausted. They hear my jubilent shout! My Eureka moment! They share in the satisfaction of a puzzle solved.
Did I "teach" them a lesson? No. Not really. But I've seen them approach problems that others would walk away from in frustration. A cultivated patience. Thinking outside the box. Would they do that without my example? Maybe. Maybe not. What I do know is that sharing these little moments with them is fun. It's precious. It's where we want to be and it shapes us all.