"Chuckle for the Day"
A mom was concerned abut her kindergarten son walking to school. He did not want his mother to walk with him. She wanted to give him the feeling that he had some independence but yet know that he was safe so she had a idea of how to handle it. She asked a neighbor if she would please follow him to school in the mornings staying at a distance so he probably would not notice her. She said since she was up early with her toddler anyway, it would be a good way for them to get some exercise as well so she agreed. The next school day the neighbor and her little girl set out following behind Timmy as he walked to school with another neighbor girl he knew. She did this for a whole week. As the two walked and chatted, kicking stones and twigs, Timmy's little friend noticed the same lady following them as she seemed to do every day all week. Finally she said to Timmy "have you noticed that lady following us to school all week?-Do you know her?" Timmy nonchalantly replied "yeah, I know who she is." The little girl said "well, who is she?" Timmy replied "that's just Shirley Goodnest and her daughter Marcy." "Shirley Goodnest?" who the heck is that and why is she following us?" "Well, Timmy explained-every night my mom makes me say the 23rd Psalm with my prayers cuz she worries about me so much and in the Psalm, it says 'Shirley Goodnest and Marcy shall follow me all the days of my life, so I guess I will just have to get used to it!'
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