Subject: "The Good Napkins"
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> WHETHER SOMEBODY MADE THIS UP FOR THE INTERNET OR NOT....IT
> VERY MUCH COULD BE TRUE!!!!
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> THE GOOD NAPKINS
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> The joys of having girls.
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> My mother taught me to read when I was four
> years old (her first mistake).
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> 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?
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> Not wanting to burden me with unnecessary
> facts,
> she told me that those were for 'special
> occasions' (her second mistake).
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> 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
> had assignments for all of us while they were
> gone. Mine was to set the table.
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> When they returned, my uncle came in first
> and
> immediately burst into laughter. Next came his
> wife who gasped, then began giggling. Next came
> my father, who roared with laughter. Then came
> Mom, who almost died of embarrassment when she
> saw each place setting on the table with a
> 'special occasion' Kotex napkin at each plate,
> with the fork carefully arranged on top. I had
> even tucked the little tail in so they didn't
> hang off the edge!!
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> My mother asked me why I used these and, of
> course, my response sent the other adults into
> further fits of laughter.. 'But, Mom, you said
> they were for special occasions!!!'
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> Pass this on to your girlfriends who need a
> good
> laugh or anyone who has a daughter!
>
> Life is too short for drama & petty things, so
> kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and
> forgive quickly....and for heavens sake, use the
> good napkins whenever you can!
