Never Lie to Your Mother

Lying has been a lifestyle, from age to name, agendas and alibis, weight to height, even gender! However, sometimes we need to be extra careful... 

John invited his mother over for dinner. During the meal, his mother couldn’t help noticing how beautiful John’s roommate Julie was. She had long been suspicious of a relationship between John and his roommate, and this only made her more curious. During the course of the evening. While watching the two interact, she started to wonder if there was more between John and Julie that met the eye.

Reading his mom’s thoughts, John volunteered, “I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you, Julie and I are just roommates,”

About a week later, Julie came to John and said, “Ever since your mother came to dinner, I can’t find the beautiful silver spoon. You don’t suppose she took it, do you?”

John said, “Well, I doubt it, but I’ll write her a letter just to be sure.” So he sat down and wrote:

Dear Mother, I’m not saying you ‘did’ take a silver spoon from my house, and I’m not saying you ‘did not’ take a silver spoon. But the fact remains that one has been missing ever since you were here for dinner.

Love,
John

Several days later, John received a letter from his mother which read:

Dear Son, I’m not saying that you ‘do’ sleep with Julie, and I’m not saying that you ‘do not’ sleep with Julie. But the fact remains that if she was sleeping in her own bed, she would have found the silver spoon by now.

Love,
Mom

P.S. And oh by the way, the next time please, do not lie to your mother