Why Parents Drink
The boss wondered why one of his most valued employees was absent one day but had not phoned in sick. Needing to have an urgent problem with one of the main computers resolved, he dialled the employee's home phone number and was greeted with a child's whisper.
' Hello ? '
'Is your daddy home?' he asked.
' Yes ,'
whispered the small voice. May I talk with him?' The child whispered,
' No .'
Surprised and wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, 'Is your Mummy there?'
' Yes '
'May I talk with her?' Again the small voice whispered,
' No '
Hoping there was somebody with whom he could leave a message, the boss asked, 'Is anybody else there?'
' Yes ,' whispered the child,' a policeman . '
Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the boss asked, 'May I speak with the policeman?'
' No, he's busy , 'whispered the child.
'Busy doing what?'
' Talking to Daddy and Mummy and the Fireman , ' came the whispered answer.
Growing more worried as he heard a loud noise in the background through the ear piece on the phone, the boss asked, 'What is that noise?'
' A helicopter ' answered the whispering voice.
'What is going on there?' demanded the boss, now truly apprehensive. Again, whispering, the child answered,
' The search team just landed a helicopter'
Alarmed, concerned and a little frustrated the boss asked, 'What are they searching for?' Still whispering, the young voice replied with a muffled giggle...
' ME . '
It actually reminds me of the time when I was hiding with my younger cousin in my grandparents attic. We sat on the window seal, watching our moms frantically looking for us all over the neighborhood. I finally had to go to the bathroom and could not hold any longer;O))) My mom was really mad and I'm sure it was my idea. He was probably too yang to even remember...
1 comment:
hahaha, that's awful! funny, but AWFUL! I used to always hide in clothing racks when my mom took me shopping. She was used to it, but apparently, the first time my stepmother took me shopping and I did that, she freaked and got a few sales people to search with her- then I came out laughing. I don't remember that, but she still brings it up from time to time.
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