My Dad Doesn't Lie
My Dad doesn’t lie. It’s a well-known family fact that the man just does not lie. He couldn’t even lie when my Mom (the parental liar) took my brothers license away, claiming it was The Law that took it. My brother thought the scenario was kind of fishy so he went and asked Dad, the nonliar, and sure enough the secret was exposed that indeed it was not The Law that took my brothers license – it was the parental liar that took it.But that’s not my story…
Sometimes my sister she just doesn’t know when to keep her mouth shut. I love her, I do, but man…. We’re having dinner with my Dad last night and my sister busts in the kitchen after smoking a cigarette and excitedly says,
“Hey Dad! Did I tell you?”
This is where uneasiness sets in for me…
“Chris (her husband) wrote a note to the school and told them that the kids have to miss 5 days of school this spring because we’re taking them on an educational cruise! I mean, we’re going on the cruise and everything, but we’re not going to see HALF the things that Chris said we were in that letter! We just had to write it so that they could get out of school.” She smiles and waits for a response….
I sit on my hands, so I don’t hit her, and make this face that so clearly says, “Have you lost your freakin mind, child!” She then looks at me confused. Making the “What? WhatIdo? I don’t get it.” face.
Father’s Response: “Oh………” siiiilllleeeennncccceee continues
So in an effort to save her ass I said, “But you are going to see some stuff, right? And the kids…they’re going to write up a report on what they saw…right….to bring back to the school…right….to share with the class…RIGHT?”
I think she finally got it but she really messed up. First she admitted that they lied and then she involved THE SCHOOL. My Dad -- doesn't lie -- and never missed a day of school. He got some award for his attendance. He's a nonlying attendance freak and she knows this.
Kaycee, I love you, but lets keep the fun lack of integrity stories to a minimum at family dinners, K? *wink*
posted by Jessiedc28 @ 11:48 AM
1 Comments:
Okay, it didn't quite go down like that but very similar. I guess I just think that now that I am 25, married, with kids and a job and its been years since I had to borrow money or live in the basement, that I can just tell my parents what's going on, and they will just listen and not try and tell me that its not okay to fib (a little) to your sons school so they can go to the freakin carribean! Get a grip people. I mean, this from the man who once swallowed a bucket of raw eggs and live goldfish to get into a fraternity. I think it will all be okay.
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