Post by Debbie Lasiter-Morris on Apr 24, 2007 22:02:55 GMT -5
I got this in an email and it made me laugh... Just wanted to share this!
THE GOOD NAPKINS...ahhhhh...the joys of having girls...
My mother taught me to read when I was four years old.
(her first mistake)
One day, I was in the bathroom and noticed one of the cabinet
doors was ajar.
I read the box in the cabinet. I then asked my mother why she
was keeping 'napkins' in the bathroom.
Didn't they belong in the kitchen?
Not wanting to burden me with unnecessary facts, she told me
that those were for "special occasions".
(her second mistake)
Now fast forward a few months....It's Thanksgiving Day, and
my folks are leaving to pick up my uncle and his wife for dinner.
Mom had assignments for all of us while they were gone. Mine
was to set the table. When they returned, my uncle came in first and
immediately burst into laughter. Next came his wife who gasped, then
began giggling.
Next came my father, who roared with laughter. Then came
Mom, who almost died of embarrassment when she saw each place setting on the
table with a "special occasion" Kotex napkin at each plate, with the fork
carefully arranged on top.
I had even tucked the little tail in so they didn't hang off
the edge!
My mother asked me why I used these and, of course, my
response sent the other adults into further fits of laughter.
"But,Mom, you said they were for special occasions!!!"
Isn't it easier to just tell the truth?
??
THE GOOD NAPKINS...ahhhhh...the joys of having girls...
My mother taught me to read when I was four years old.
(her first mistake)
One day, I was in the bathroom and noticed one of the cabinet
doors was ajar.
I read the box in the cabinet. I then asked my mother why she
was keeping 'napkins' in the bathroom.
Didn't they belong in the kitchen?
Not wanting to burden me with unnecessary facts, she told me
that those were for "special occasions".
(her second mistake)
Now fast forward a few months....It's Thanksgiving Day, and
my folks are leaving to pick up my uncle and his wife for dinner.
Mom had assignments for all of us while they were gone. Mine
was to set the table. When they returned, my uncle came in first and
immediately burst into laughter. Next came his wife who gasped, then
began giggling.
Next came my father, who roared with laughter. Then came
Mom, who almost died of embarrassment when she saw each place setting on the
table with a "special occasion" Kotex napkin at each plate, with the fork
carefully arranged on top.
I had even tucked the little tail in so they didn't hang off
the edge!
My mother asked me why I used these and, of course, my
response sent the other adults into further fits of laughter.
"But,Mom, you said they were for special occasions!!!"
Isn't it easier to just tell the truth?
??
