When I Grow Up… Excuse me?
When asked to draw a picture of what they wanted to be when they grew up, second-grader “Sarah” turned in the lovely drawing shown below. Needless to say, the teacher was a bit surprised — Mrs. Smith had always seemed like such a conservative woman. So she sent a note home to the girl’s mother asking for clarification as to the picture’s meaning. (read Mom’s reply below the picture)
(Here’s the reply the teacher received the following day)
Dear Mrs. Jones,
I wish to clarify that I am not now, nor have I ever been, an exotic dancer.
The truth is I work at Home Depot and I told my daughter how hectic it was last week before the blizzard hit. I told her we sold out every single shovel we had, and then I found one more in the back room, and that several people were fighting over who would get it. Her picture doesn’t show me dancing around a pole. It’s supposed to depict me selling the last snow shovel we had at Home Depot.
>From now on I will remember to check her homework more thoroughly before she turns it in.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Smith
January 26th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Hahaha! This is great!
January 26th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Kirk, Last Sunday after Church I was talking to a recently baptized eight year old. He said, “You are a Grandpa.” I asked, “How do you know that?” He replied, “Because you have gray hair and yellow teeth.”
Thought I would start your day out with a laugh! Keep up the GREAT work you do!
Jerry
January 26th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Kirk,
This had me laughing out loud this morning (always a good thing on a Monday morning!). I guess this gives a new meaning to “perspective.”
Thanks for always starting my day off in a positive way!
Ellen
January 26th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Thanks for the levity…AND the reminder that we often jump to potentially dangerous conclusions…
Lord, please help my words today be sweet….for tomorrow, I may have to eat them…
Roy
January 27th, 2009 at 11:44 am
When I first saw this picture I thought the woman was holding a shovel. However, I enjoyed the chuckle for today.
January 29th, 2009 at 12:14 am
Okay…I can’t be the only one here who’s first thought was that that was a hilarious face saving lie can I?
Then again a couple of the guys in the picture don’t look happy as they hand out their money, which doesn’t seem to mesh with the strip club scenario…I guess it’s plausible…