Sam: Dad, I got a yellow card today.
Dad: What happened?
Sam: I was talking.
Dad: Well, you need to work on that don’t you?
Sam: But the kid I enjoy chatting with sits in front of me. (His choice of words here was about to put me in stitches. First off, he didn’t use the word “like” – “enjoy” expresses such a wider spread of positive emotions. Then, he didn’t use “talking” or “joking around” to describe the action from which he derives such pleasure – no, he suddenly turns into a 67-year-old British spinster who, when she’s not chatting, she’s nattering around her flat.)
Dad: That’s when you need to work especially hard not to talk. You need to tell him that you both need to keep quiet.
Sam: But, dad, he’s really funny. (At that, I had exactly ten seconds to make it to the bathroom before I wet my pants.)
Dad: What happened?
Sam: I was talking.
Dad: Well, you need to work on that don’t you?
Sam: But the kid I enjoy chatting with sits in front of me. (His choice of words here was about to put me in stitches. First off, he didn’t use the word “like” – “enjoy” expresses such a wider spread of positive emotions. Then, he didn’t use “talking” or “joking around” to describe the action from which he derives such pleasure – no, he suddenly turns into a 67-year-old British spinster who, when she’s not chatting, she’s nattering around her flat.)
Dad: That’s when you need to work especially hard not to talk. You need to tell him that you both need to keep quiet.
Sam: But, dad, he’s really funny. (At that, I had exactly ten seconds to make it to the bathroom before I wet my pants.)
1 comment:
So, who does he take after you or Erin? That is a cute story....to funny!
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