Last week, Thing One asked what a bachelor party was.
I had to think for a minute before coming up with something that would both quench her curiosity while still being PG-13. "It's a party a groom has before his wedding. His friends get together and they drink and they go to different fun places. Women have them too, but they call them bachelorette parties."
"They just drink?"
"Well, sometimes there are strippers involved."
Thing One screwed up her nose an then said, "Why do they have these parties anyway?"
"Well, it's sort of a last hurrah before getting married," I said. "After that, you're expected to not really do that sort of thing anymore."
Thing One thought for a minute. Then she said, "So, you mean a bachelor party is like Marriage Mardi Gras?"
"Holy Christ," I said. Because she was right. And that, that my friends, was a damn brilliant comparison.
I'm back, at the ol' homestead. Missed it, missed you guys, too.
*tm
I had to think for a minute before coming up with something that would both quench her curiosity while still being PG-13. "It's a party a groom has before his wedding. His friends get together and they drink and they go to different fun places. Women have them too, but they call them bachelorette parties."
"They just drink?"
"Well, sometimes there are strippers involved."
Thing One screwed up her nose an then said, "Why do they have these parties anyway?"
"Well, it's sort of a last hurrah before getting married," I said. "After that, you're expected to not really do that sort of thing anymore."
Thing One thought for a minute. Then she said, "So, you mean a bachelor party is like Marriage Mardi Gras?"
"Holy Christ," I said. Because she was right. And that, that my friends, was a damn brilliant comparison.
I'm back, at the ol' homestead. Missed it, missed you guys, too.
*tm
So cute. Maybe you can get her a job writing screenplays.
Posted by: Monica S. | March 05, 2009 at 05:08 PM
Smart kid - takes after her mom.... ;-)
Posted by: palamedes | March 05, 2009 at 05:40 PM
Hoo-fuckin'-rah!
Posted by: Who do you think? | March 05, 2009 at 08:54 PM
Oh, it's good to see you back here.
Posted by: Friend 2 | March 05, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Echo that-- It's great to see you back posting here again!
Posted by: Belgium | March 06, 2009 at 01:45 PM
Hey. I found you. Welcome back.
Posted by: nik | April 03, 2009 at 09:04 PM