Why Parents Drink
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>>A boss wondered why one of his most valued
>>employees had
>>phoned in sick one day. Having an urgent problem
>>with one of the main
>>computers, he dialled the employee's home phone
>>number and was greeted
>>with a child's whisper.
>>
>>"Hello."
>>
>>"Is your daddy home?" he asked.
>>
>>"Yes," whispered the small voice.
>>
>>”May I talk with him?"
>>
>>The child whispered, "No."
>>
>>Surprised and wanting to talk with an adult,
the
>>boss asked, "Is your
>>Mommy there?"
>>
>>"Yes."
>>
>>"May I talk with her?"
>>
>>Again the small voice whispered,
>>"No."
>>
>>Hoping there was somebody with whom he could leave
>>a message, the boss
>>asked, "Is anybody else there?"
>>
>>"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?"
>>
>>"Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman," came
>>the whispered
>>answer.
>>
>>Growing more worried as he heard what sounded like
>>a helicopter
through
>>the ear piece on the phone, the boss asked, "What
>>is that noise?"
>>
>>"A helicopter" answered the whispering voice.
>>
>>"What is going on there?" demanded the boss, now
>>truly apprehensive.
>>
>>;Again, whispering, the child answered, "The search
>>team just landed the
>>helicopter."
>>
>>Alarmed, concerned and a little frustrated the
>>boss
>>asked, "What are
>>they searching for?"
>>
>>Still whispering, the young voice replied with a
>>muffled giggle:
>>
>>"ME."
>>
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