Not-So-Sweet Seventeen

(It’s the morning of my 17th birthday, and I’m eating breakfast with my family.)

Brother: “So how does it feel to be a completely useless age?”

Mom: “That’s not nice! 17 isn’t useless.”

Brother: “Name one thing that is special about being 17.”

Mom: “Well… I mean… It’s the age of consent, so she has that going for her.”