[MMC24]

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.

[swrinfla]

I don't know whether to laugh out loud or to cry my eyes out!

I am so grateful that my "kids" are in their mid-40s now, and that they weren't into drugs or such stuff when they were teenagers. I suspect that I'd either be too drunk to know what was happening or locked away in an asylum if I had teenage children today - boys or girls!

SWR

If my college age son ever does that to me he won't have to worry about a bad report card.