Sunday, July 31, 2011

When Do Boys Become Men?

My friend told this story from his youth: When he turned 18, he went out to work one day with his usual sack lunch, prepared by his mother. He sat down at lunch break, opened the bag, and inside were long pieces of material. "What on earth?" he thought.

After returning home, he showed mother what was in the sack. She ignored him.

"Mom?"

"I used my best apron for those strings."

He is a strong, happily married man with two brilliantly wonderful adult children. He has led a life to be proud of. We need more mothers like his today!

6 comments:

Mary K. Mennenga said...

My friend told this story from his youth: When he turned 18, he went out to work one day with his usual sack lunch, prepared by his mother. He sat down at lunch break, opened the bag, and inside were long pieces of material. "What on earth?" he thought.

After returning home, he showed mother what was in the sack. She ignored him.

"Mom?"

"I used my best apron for those strings."

He is a strong, happily married man with two brilliantly wonderful adult children. He has led a life to be proud of. We need more mothers like his today!

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Kim @ Stuff could... said...

My friend told this story from his youth: When he turned 18, he went out to work one day with his usual sack lunch, prepared by his mother. He sat down at lunch break, opened the bag, and inside were long pieces of material. "What on earth?" he thought.

After returning home, he showed mother what was in the sack. She ignored him.

"Mom?"

"I used my best apron for those strings."

He is a strong, happily married man with two brilliantly wonderful adult children. He has led a life to be proud of. We need more mothers like his today!

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Diane J Standiford said...

My friend told this story from his youth: When he turned 18, he went out to work one day with his usual sack lunch, prepared by his mother. He sat down at lunch break, opened the bag, and inside were long pieces of material. "What on earth?" he thought.

After returning home, he showed mother what was in the sack. She ignored him.

"Mom?"

"I used my best apron for those strings."

He is a strong, happily married man with two brilliantly wonderful adult children. He has led a life to be proud of. We need more mothers like his today!

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Mary K. Mennenga said...

My friend told this story from his youth: When he turned 18, he went out to work one day with his usual sack lunch, prepared by his mother. He sat down at lunch break, opened the bag, and inside were long pieces of material. "What on earth?" he thought.

After returning home, he showed mother what was in the sack. She ignored him.

"Mom?"

"I used my best apron for those strings."

He is a strong, happily married man with two brilliantly wonderful adult children. He has led a life to be proud of. We need more mothers like his today!

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Webster said...

My friend told this story from his youth: When he turned 18, he went out to work one day with his usual sack lunch, prepared by his mother. He sat down at lunch break, opened the bag, and inside were long pieces of material. "What on earth?" he thought.

After returning home, he showed mother what was in the sack. She ignored him.

"Mom?"

"I used my best apron for those strings."

He is a strong, happily married man with two brilliantly wonderful adult children. He has led a life to be proud of. We need more mothers like his today!

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Diane J Standiford said...

My friend told this story from his youth: When he turned 18, he went out to work one day with his usual sack lunch, prepared by his mother. He sat down at lunch break, opened the bag, and inside were long pieces of material. "What on earth?" he thought.

After returning home, he showed mother what was in the sack. She ignored him.

"Mom?"

"I used my best apron for those strings."

He is a strong, happily married man with two brilliantly wonderful adult children. He has led a life to be proud of. We need more mothers like his today!

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