Atta boy (or girl)

A friend used to say that one atta boy wiped out a mess of aw shits - and one aw shit could wipe out a mess of atta boys.

But the atta boys were better.

Today I got an atta girl and an aw shit. The aw shit is weighing on my mind.

The atta girl was a parent going to the principal and telling him what a difference I am making in her daughter's life.

The aw shit was a phone call from a parent where she reamed me out for untruths her son told her.

Yep, atta boys are better.