Posted on 01/16/2022 3:45:35 AM PST by sodpoodle
An elderly couple were celebrating their 60 years together.
Their three kids, all successful, agreed to a Sunday dinner in their honor.
"Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad," gushed Son No. 1. 'Sorry I'm running late. I had an emergency at the hospital with a patient, you know how it is, and I didn't have time to get you a gift."
"Not to worry," said the father. "Important thing is we're all together today."
Son No. 2 arrived. "You and Mom look great. Dad, I just flew in from Montreal between depositions and didn't have time to shop for you."
“It’s nothing," said the father. "We're glad you were able to come."
Just then the daughter arrived "Hello and happy anniversary!
Sorry, but my boss is sending me out of town and I was really busy packing so I didn't have time to get you anything."
After they had finished dessert, the father said, "There's something your mother and I have wanted to tell you for a long time. You see, we were really poor, but we managed to send each of you to college.
Through the years your mother and I knew we loved each other very much, but we just never found the time to get married."
The three children gasped and said, "WHAT? You mean we're bastards?"
"Yep," said the father, "Cheap ones, too. .. ."
“Yep,” said the father, “Cheap ones, too. .. .”
When I was driving long haul I saw some things that impressed me. Some brought a tear to my eye, some made me smile and a couple made me laugh.
The Memorial Big Rig.
An owner operator had repainted his rig after 911. The hood of the tractor had the smoking ruins of the Twin Towers. The trailer had the name of every innocent who died at the Towers and the Pentagon and the passengers aboard the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania.
The Iowa Freedom Rock.
A big old boulder near Menlo, Iowa that an artist paints every year as a thank you to the men and women in the armed forces who ensure our freedom.
https://www.thefreedomrock.com/
A big painting on a sign near Metropolis, Illinois letting you know Superman lives there.
The one I’ve enjoyed the most over the years was proudly emblazoned on the back end of a big, beautiful RV.
“Happily spending our children’s inheritance.”
Another 3 to get to the big 60 at the Spokeshave residence.
Funny... Love it...
“Yep,” said the MOTHER, “Cheap ones, too. .. .”
a little bit funnier this way
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“Their three kids, all successful,...”
But one was a Lawyer, so...
My kids! Except they wouldn’t have even shown up. Go through a crisis like losing everything in a fire and you find out exactly what your family is
My parents live 40 miles from me. They are 91 and 88. I go visit every other weekend at a minimum and sometimes during the week. It makes my heart warm to see their faces lite up when I walk in!
Thanks for the smile!
I only wish I could.
Yeah but...
When you attend wedding receptions and the DJ does the “Who’s been married the longest” dance...I bet your usually the last ones standing.
Congrats!
Well, it could be that he wasn’t a lawyer, but was actually being deposed. Maybe like a Pfizer executive...
Our 25th is a couple of weeks away.
I was thinking of giving her a ring, but I’ll probably just text her!)
Is it “Spokes have” or “Spoke shave”? Just wondering.
Is it “Spokes have” or “Spoke shave”? Just wondering.
😀😁😂🤣😃😏
Wife & I were married in April 1960...
Kids, grandkids, & great-grandkids keep us “young”...
Thanksgiving, Christmas, & birthdays are big events...
Our anniversary? Not so much...
Wife prefers to celebrate in front of slot machines...
60 here.
6 yrs ago, Husband laid down to take a nap and didn’t wake up. After that long married, ya don’t remember being single.
It’s lonely.. things he did, now you have to do... I sometimes just want to talk.. to remember..
I lost one son.. which is harder than losing a spouse.. the old must die and the young may die.
I have 2 sons I can call for anything.. another son too busy and a wife that does not share.
And a daughter...everyone should have one.
Prepare yourself for all kind of things.. prepare.
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