Addie pointed to the silver ring on my thumb...
"Does that mean that you're married?"
"No," I replied. "It just meant that I liked it, so I bought it."
She began to cry.
"I'm SORRY that you're so lonely," she wailed.
I tried to assure her that Aunt Lindsay was just fine with being single, that I'm not exorbitantly lonely.
A minute later she said,
"Well, at least you don't have to bother with a child... or cook larger meals."
Aaaah - the upswings of singledom.
5 comments:
Thank you for that Addie story!! Uncle Bob & I just laughed & laughed!!
What a hilarious and sweet little gargoyle! My word!
It makes me wonder what impression Addie has of a mom who DOES have to bother with children and larger meals! On the other hand, at least she's noticed that's what I do.
-- SJ
Count on Addie to help you feel better about being single. :) rlr
That's a Reader's Digest comment if I've ever heard one. =o)
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