- on the other side of "kids say the darndest things"... parents have their moments too...

The small boy was sitting at the kitchen table

Having supper with his mom and older brother.

He was making a racket of mouth noises while

Chewing his food, so his mother put him on notice

About how it was unpleasant for everyone around.

He stopped, of course, but in the same breath asked:

"Ok, but your boyfriend does it all of the time,

And you never say anything to him about it?"

His mom calmly agreed with him and replied:

"True, but it's only 'cause he's a grown man

And I'm not his mother - I'm yours."

The two boys looked at one another

And carried on eating in their usual way

Without all of the noise that was making their

Mom's ears curl - case closed, in parent's view.