... tell the truth ...

Tonight I cut the school play rehearsal short, because one of the actors and I had to dash over to A Christmas Story rehearsal afterwards.

"Why are we leaving so early?" asked one of my demon spawn angels.

"I have to get to another rehearsal," I said.

"Yeah, she's the mother in A Christmas Story," said The Actor.

"THE MOTHER?!?!" Angel 1 exclaimed. "But you don't have any mothering instincts!"

About five minutes later, another angel, who had not heard the first exchange, asked, "Ms. Flower, why we leavin' so early?"

"SHE'S PLAYING THE MOTHER IN A CHRISTMAS STORY," Angel 1 bellowed.

"But, Ms. Flower," said Angel 2, "you don't have any mothering instincts!"

Well, they say kids and fools ...