Open Mouth, Insert Foot (But Only At Home)

My mother used to love telling this story. In the 1970s, my sister, brother, and I attended a small, private Hebrew Day School from kindergarten through sixth grade. Our mother was very involved in the PTA (Parent Teacher Association).

One meeting was devoted to discussing whether or not to have sex education in the school.

Mom #1: “I definitely do not want my son to learn about S-E-X at school! Only at home!”

Mom #2: “Oh, come on, [Mom #1]. You and your husband have a kid, so you must have done it at least once, right? What’s your problem?”

[Mom #1] stood up, clutching her pearls (metaphorically) and sputtering incoherently, and stormed out of the meeting!

After a moment, a third mom spoke up.

Mom #3: “[Mom #2], you know that [Mom #1] and her husband’s son is adopted, right?”

You could have heard a pin drop!