Adopting A Sense Of Humor
(My little brother is lamenting how different he is from everyone else in the family.)
Little brother: “Dad, was I adopted?”
Dad: “Yes, but they brought you back.”
(My little brother is lamenting how different he is from everyone else in the family.)
Little brother: “Dad, was I adopted?”
Dad: “Yes, but they brought you back.”
(We are sitting around the dinner table eating as a family.)
Dad: *clearly thinking something* “I like… I like movies.”
Brother: “Okay?”
Dad: “I like movies… like Lord of the Rings.”
Mom: “Jim… no you don’t.”
Dad: *shrugging* “I know.”
(We are gathered around an otter exhibit at the aquarium.)
Father: “What’s the otter’s name?”
Son: “Buddy!”
Father: “You call everybody ‘Buddy’, buddy!”
This story is included in our Aquarium roundup!
Mother: “Wheel of Fortune…Deal or No Deal…what other game shows does daddy like?”
Child: “Shake your booty!”
Father: *laughs* “I haven’t seen that one. Sounds like an after-hours show!”
(My brother has just came back from vacation in Virginia. Our sister-in-law, who is 20, sees him pull out cash to pay for the airport parking.)
Sister-in-law: “You switched your Virginia money back to Florida money already?”