Worse things in life...

jewgal84

Tue, Mar 27 2007, 8:07 am

A father passing by his son's bedroom was astonished to see that his
bed was nicely made and everything was picked up.

Then he saw an envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow that was addressed to "Dad."

With the Worst premonition he opened the envelope with trembling hands
and read the letter.

Dear Dad:

It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend because I wanted to avoid a scene with Mom and you.

I have been finding real passion with Stacy and she is so nice. But I knew you would not approve of her because of all her piercing, tattoos, tight motorcycle clothes and the fact that she is much older than I am.

But it's not only the passion...Dad she's pregnant.

Stacy said that we will be very happy.

She owns a trailer in the woods and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter.

We share a dream of having many more children.

Stacy has opened my eyes to the fact that marijuana doesn't really hurt anyone. We'll be growing it for ourselves and trading it with the other people that live nearby for cocaine and ecstasy.

In the meantime we will pray that science will find a cure for AIDS so
Stacy can get better.

She deserves it.

Don't worry Dad, I'm 15 and I know how to take care of myself.

Someday I'm sure that we will be back to visit so that you can get to know your grandchildren.

Love, Your Son John

PS. Dad, none of the above is true. I'm over at Tommy's house.

I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than a Report card That's in my center desk drawer.

I love you.

Call me when it's safe to come home.

batya_d

Tue, Mar 27 2007, 10:07 am

Thanks JewGirl, that was really funny!!

brooklyn

Tue, Mar 27 2007, 10:11 am

It does put things in perspective. He would still be dead, but I would look at things differently.

happyone

Tue, Mar 27 2007, 11:02 am

When my child brought home a not so grand report card, this is the article that came to my mind. I hugged the kid, and said that all that matters are middos, maysim tovim, and how you treat other people- not marks on a report card.

S.Shcwartz

Tue, Mar 27 2007, 3:56 pm

That was a good one!

red sea

Tue, Mar 27 2007, 4:08 pm

I love that one !

daisylover

Sun, May 20 2007, 9:40 am

great one! I love it!

Tefila

Sun, May 20 2007, 9:52 am

greenfire

Sun, May 20 2007, 12:44 pm

my heart fell out at first ... then yes I laughed ... and for sure marks on a report card while important are not the end all of life ... I am relieved

JMto2

Sun, May 20 2007, 1:17 pm

Thanks for the great read and the lesson that comes with it

MyKidsRQte

Sun, May 20 2007, 1:24 pm

I, too, got this in an email about a week before my kids came home with their report card. You can be sure I looked at their report cards alot differently. LOL

HealthCoach

Sun, May 20 2007, 8:44 pm

I once read a similar one about a girl that wants to come home from seminary. She tells her parents she met someone in Israel...