Saturday, February 10, 2007

Why You Should Never Lie to Your Mother


"Just Hitting another
Brick Wall."









A Sunday Blog




"Abouna" Says:


One should never lie to their mother or to try and pull the wool over their eyes. You see, mothers tend to be “all-knowing”. The following will give you an idea of what I mean. It concerns a young man named John:

John invited his mother over for dinner. During the meal, his mother couldn't help noticing how beautiful John's roommate was. She had long been suspicious of a relationship between John and his roommate and this only made her more curious.

Over the course of the evening, while watching the two interact, she started to wonder if there was more between John and the roommate than met the eye. Reading his mom's thoughts, John volunteered, "I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you, Julie and I are just roommates."

About a week later, Julie came to John and said, "Ever since your mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find the beautiful silver gravy ladle. You don't suppose she took it, do you?"

John said, "Well, I doubt it, but I'll write her a letter just be sure."

So he sat down and wrote:

Dear Mother,

I'm not saying you 'did' take the ladle from my house, and I'm not saying that you 'did not' take the gravy ladle. But the fact remains that one has been missing ever since you were here for dinner.

Love,
Your son John

Several days later, John received a letter from his mother, which read:

Dear Son,

I'm not saying that you 'do' sleep with Julie, and I'm not saying that you 'do not' sleep with Julie. But the fact remains that if she was sleeping in her own bed, she would have found the gravy ladle by now."

Love,
Your Mother.