The Bookworm: Really VERY Old

Friday, April 04, 2008

Really VERY Old

Overheard in the back of the car, Star to friend:

"My Mum was really old when she had Little Cherub. Now she is very old!"

1 comment:

Shari said...: HA!HA! It gets better. My boys are constantly confusing their friends grandmothers for their mothers and their mothers for their older sisters!; 1:39 pm

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