• Children,  Humor

    The Special Occasion Napkins

    The Special Occasion Napkins   My mother taught me to read when I was four years old (her first mistake).   One day, I was in the bathroom and noticed one of the cabinet doors was ajar. I read the box in the cabinet. I then asked my mother why she was keeping ”napkins’ in the bathroom. Didn’t they belong in the kitchen?   Not wanting to burden me with unnecessary facts, she told me that those were for ‘special occasions’ (her second mistake).   Now fast forward a few months …. It’s Thanksgiving Day, and my folks are leaving to pick up my uncle and his wife for dinner. Mom…