I << > Why parents get gray: > > The boss of a big company needed to call one of > his employees about an urgent problem with one of > the main computers. He dialed the employees home > phone number and was greeted with a child's > whispered, "Hello?" > Feeling put out at the inconvenience of having > to talk to a youngster the boss asked, Is your Daddy > home? > "Yes", whispered the small voice. > "May I talk with him?" the man asked. To the > surprise > of the boss, the small voice whispered, "No." > Wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, > "Is your Mommy there?" > "Yes", came the answer. "May I talk with her?" > Again > the small voice whispered, "no". > Knowing that it was not likely that a young > child > would be left home alone, the boss decided he would > just leave a message with the person who should be > there watching over the child. > "Is there any one there besides you?" the boss > asked > the child. > "Yes" whispered the child, "A policeman". > Wondering what > a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the > boss asked > "May I speak with the policeman"? > "No, he's busy", whispered the child. > "Busy doing what?, asked the boss. "Talking to > Daddy > and Mommy and the Fireman", came the whispered > answer. > Growing concerned and even worried as he heard what > sounded > like a helicopter through the ear piece on the phone > the > boss asked, > "What is that noise?" > "A hello-copper", answered the whispering voice. > "What is going on there?", asked the boss, now > alarmed. > In an awed whispering voice the child answered, "The > search > team just landed the hello-copper". Alarmed, > concerned > and more than just a little frustrated the boss > asked, > "Why are they there"? Still whispering, the > young > voice replied along with a muffled giggle: > "They're looking for me." >> >>
In a message dated 5/4/1999 3:14:40 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << > Subject: Why parents go gray > > > Why parents get gray: > > The boss of a big company needed to call one of > his employees about an urgent problem with one of > the main computers. He dialed the employees home > phone number and was greeted with a child's > whispered, "Hello?" > Feeling put out at the inconvenience of having > to talk to a youngster the boss asked, Is your Daddy > home? > "Yes", whispered the small voice. > "May I talk with him?" the man asked. To the > surprise > of the boss, the small voice whispered, "No." > Wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, > "Is your Mommy there?" > "Yes", came the answer. "May I talk with her?" > Again > the small voice whispered, "no". > Knowing that it was not likely that a young > child > would be left home alone, the boss decided he would > just leave a message with the person who should be > there watching over the child. > "Is there any one there besides you?" the boss > asked > the child. > "Yes" whispered the child, "A policeman". > Wondering what > a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the > boss asked > "May I speak with the policeman"? > "No, he's busy", whispered the child. > "Busy doing what?, asked the boss. "Talking to > Daddy > and Mommy and the Fireman", came the whispered > answer. > Growing concerned and even worried as he heard what > sounded > like a helicopter through the ear piece on the phone > the > boss asked, > "What is that noise?" > "A hello-copper", answered the whispering voice. > "What is going on there?", asked the boss, now > alarmed. > In an awed whispering voice the child answered, "The > search > team just landed the hello-copper". Alarmed, > concerned > and more than just a little frustrated the boss > asked, > "Why are they there"? Still whispering, the > young > voice replied along with a muffled giggle: > "They're looking for me." >>
