I am reminded of a day in the year when Smoggy, my
dear friend, and I turned 25. I told him the clichéd "when we turn 40 and
we aren't married to someone by then, we will marry each other"! To which,
he responded that he had already made that pact with his best friend from his
teenage years! As my brother (and some others) would say, "BURN!"
I can laugh about it now; however, I can't imagine
being single right now. I can't imagine life without my 2 beautiful boys. If I
can actually go back in time and have the chance to live my life
differently...I know I will make the same choices I have made and have no
regrets! The last few months and 12 years have been the best; being a mom has
been the best gift!
As I look forward to the next few years of my life, I
will strive to laugh more and once in a while, laugh at myself as well. So,
here is a laugh I'd like to share with my friend, KPF, and everyone else who
cares...just because...
As mentioned in
my last post, I have been looking for a job and I have been quite vocal about
it as I don't know where the next opportunity awaits me. One of the parents at
Hans' school mentioned that there is an "opportunity" she'd like to
discuss with me. It was on the last day of school and I was worried that I may
not get an opportunity to pursue this "opportunity"! I was worrying
unnecessarily as this parent insisted on meeting with me face to face and
actually set up a time! I was very excited and waited eagerly; she was a few
minutes late. I was OK with that!
She started off
by saying that she hopes I wouldn't be offended by what she was about to say!
All I could think of was perhaps she was offering me a job as a nanny; I have
been mistaken for a nanny several times! That wouldn't upset me and I could
politely decline! Although, by now, this parent definitely knows that I am not
the nanny! So, what is this "opportunity" that could possibly offend
me?
Turns out her
husband is a dentist and he got to meet me at Hans' 6th birthday party.
Apparently, being the professional that he is, he noticed that my teeth could
use some work! He wanted to provide me with an "opportunity" to have
this work done within a reasonable amount of money!
I could almost
hear a loud "BURN!" in my ears. I let this parent know
that I am focused on finding a job currently and when I am able to earn some
extra dollars for my family, I would definitely consider this generous
"opportunity" being provided by her dentist husband.
For once, I didn't cry; I had a good laugh and I
immediately wanted to share with family and friends, and laugh some more!
Hope you had a good laugh too!
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