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THING A THONG OF MITH-COMMUNICA-THION

We had a softball game in a town 30 miles away yesterday. Unfortunately, we lost, but this story softened the blow:

One of the girls, a senior, and no, not my daughter, boarded the bus to ride up there with the team a couple of hours before the game. She realized she’d forgotten something, though. She called her mom on her cell phone to ask her to bring it with her. The mom was away from her desk, so the girl left a message. The noise on the bus was pretty loud, and it was hard to hear.

But the mom thought the daughter had asked, “Would you please bring my thong?”

WHAT?!?!?! How inappropriate! Not to mention they were wearing WHITE uniforms!!! So she ignored it, fuming a little bit at her daughter’s . . . excuse the expression . . . cheekiness.

Well, after the game, the girl came up to her mother, and asked, “Did you bring it?”

“NO WAY!” the mother replied harshly. “I’m having NONE of that! What were you THINKING?”

The girl, puzzled, replied, “What’s wrong with bringing my phone?”

That should go in the Mother-Daughter Communication Snafu Hall of Fame.

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Prayer request: Lord, the girls on our team are hurting after being embarrassed and beaten Friday by a lesser team. But they still get to go to State. May this lesson be turned to gold and may the girls follow the counsel of their older, wiser parents, who should lovingly but firmly guide the girls toward better preparation and disciplined practice habits for next week’s state tournament. Father, don’t let them squander their talent or underachieve! Humble them and drive them to try harder. We pray that the girls will listen to our advice, and prudently regard this setback as an opportunity to polish their considerable talents and win big when it counts. (Proverbs 15:5)