SOCIAL WORKER: Wow, are they all yours?
WELFARE MOTHER: Yep, they are all mine, I've heard that question a thousand times before.
SOCIAL WORKER: Well, then you must be here to sign up. I'll need all your children's names.
WELFARE MOTHER: That’s easy. To keep it simple, the boys are all named 'Terry' and the girls are all named 'Terri'.
SOCIAL WORKER: (stares in disbelief) Are you serious? They're all named 'Terry'?
WELFARE MOTHER: Yes - it makes it easier. when its time to get them out of bed and ready for school, I yell, 'Terry!' and when it's time for dinner, I just yell 'Terry!' and they all come running. And if I need to stop the kid who's running into the street, I just yell 'Terry!' and all of them stop in their tracks. It's the smartest idea I ever had, naming them all 'Terry'.
SOCIAL WORKER: (thinks this over for a bit, then wrinkles her forehead) But what if you just want one kid to come, and not the whole bunch?
WELFARE MOTHER: Then I call them by their last names.
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Ha! My one laugh today.