A father passing by his teenage
daughter's bedroom was astonished
to see
the bed was nicely made and everything was neat and tidy.
the bed was nicely made and everything was neat and tidy.
Then he saw an envelope propped up
prominently on the centre of the pillow.
It was addressed "Dad".
With the worst premonition, he opened
the envelope and read the letter with trembling hands:-
Dear Dad,
Dear Dad,
It is with great regret and sorrow that
I'm writing you,
but I'm leaving home. I had to elope
with my new boyfriend Randy
because I wanted to avoid a scene with Mom and you.
because I wanted to avoid a scene with Mom and you.
I've been finding real passion with
Randy and he is so nice to me.
I know when you meet him you'll like
him too - even with all
his piercing, tattoos, and motorcycle clothes.
his piercing, tattoos, and motorcycle clothes.
But it's not only the passion Dad,
I'm pregnant and Randy said that he
wants me to have the kid and that
we can be very happy together.
we can be very happy together.
Even though Randy is much older than me
(anyway, 42 isn't so old these days is
it?),
and has no money, really these things
shouldn't stand in the way of our relationship, don't you agree?
Randy has a great CD collection; he already owns a trailer in the woods and
has a stack of firewood for the whole winter.
Randy has a great CD collection; he already owns a trailer in the woods and
has a stack of firewood for the whole winter.
It's true he has other girlfriends as
well but I know he'll be faithful to me in his own way.
He wants to have many more
children with me and that's now one of my dreams too.
Randy taught me that marijuana doesn't
really hurt anyone and he'll be
growing it for us and we'll trade it
with our friends for all the cocaine andecstasy we want.
In the meantime, we'll pray that
science will find a cure for AIDS so Randy can get better;
he sure deserves it!!
Your loving daughter,
Rosie.
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At the bottom of the page were the
letters "PTO".
Hands still trembling, her father
turned the sheet, and read:
PS: Dad, none of the above is true. I'm over at the neighbour's house.
PS: Dad, none of the above is true. I'm over at the neighbour's house.
I just wanted to remind you that there
are worse things in life than my report
card that's in my desk centre drawer.
card that's in my desk centre drawer.
Please sign it and call when it is safe
for me to come home. I love you!
