Thursday, August 6, 2009

Out of the Mouths of...

the elderly??

We've heard many interesting reactions to the racial make-up of our family; but THIS ONE may be my all-time favorite.

A few weeks ago we joined our friends (the Wright family) for a family luau and met even more family members than we'd met at the previous Easter gathering. Aunt Lucy and I were side by side in the service line; she handed out plates and I served the chicken and mac-n-cheese. We made small talk and laughed about various things. She seemed as content to have me there as I felt in being there. I had no idea what she was thinking.

The next week Melissa filled me in. Some of the family were talking the day over and we came up in the conversation. Aunt Lucy turned to Melissa's mom and said, "You reckon he ever got mad when she kept having them black babies?"

Oh, how I howled! Just call me Gomer. Tim is quite a man to tolerate this harlot of a woman stepping out on him FIVE times. Too funny.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Oh my gosh, this is just way tooooo funny!! Praise God that Tim is such a tolerant man.

Amy said...

That is hysterical!! Thanks for sharing.
the other Amy

ali said...

oh my! LOLOLOLOLOL that is PRICELESS! ali(jacksons mom)