Barnabus

Accept what is...Quit wishing for what ain't

Redneck MaMa

Posted on Aug 22, 2007
> A woman walks into the downtown welfare office, trailed by 15 kids... > > "WOW," the social worker exclaims," Are they ALL YOURS???" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > "Yep they are all mine," the flustered momma sighs, having heard that > question a thousand times before. She says, "Sit down Leroy." >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > All the children rush to find seats. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > "Well," says the social worker, "then you must be here to sign up. I'll >need all your children's names." >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > "This one's my oldest - he is Leroy." >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > "OK, and who's next?" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > "Well, this one he is Leroy, also." >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > The social worker raises an eyebrow but continues. One by one, through the > oldest four, all boys, all named Leroy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Then she is introduced to the eldest girl, named Leighroy! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > "All right," says the caseworker. "I'm seeing a pattern here. Are they ALL > named Leroy?" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Their Momma replied,! "Well, yes-it makes it easier. When it is time to >get them out of bed and ready for school, I yell, 'Leroy!' >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > An' when it's time for dinner, I just yell 'Leroy!' an' they all comes arunnin.' >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > An' if I need to stop the kid who's running into the street, I just yell > 'Leroy' and all of them stop.! It's the smartest idea I ever had, namin' >them all Leroy." >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > The social worker thinks this over for a bit, then wrinkles her forehead > and says tentatively, "But what if you just want ONE kid to come, and not the > whole bunch?" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > "I call them by their last names." The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes come close

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