22-09-2004, 07:10 PM
A man came home from work late again, tired and irritated.
He found his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.
"Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
"Yeah, sure, what is it?" replied the man.
"Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?"
"What makes you ask such a thing?" the man said angrily.
"I just want to know... please tell me, how much do you
make an hour?" pleaded the little boy.
"If you must know, I make $20.00 an hour."
"Oh...!" the little boy replied, head bowed.
Looking up, he said, "Daddy, may I borrow $10.00 please?"
The father was mad. :mad:
"If the only reason you wanted to know how much money I make
is just so you can borrow some to buy a silly toy or some
other nonsense, then you better march yourself straight to
your room and go to bed. Think about why you're being so
selfish. I work long, hard hours everyday and don't have
time for such childish games."
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even madder about the
little boy's questioning. How dare he asks such questions
only to get some money.
After an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to
think he may have been a little hard on his son. Maybe there
was something he really needed to buy with that $10.00 and
he really didn't ask for money very often
The man went to the little boy's room and opened the door.
"Are you asleep son?" he asked.
"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.
"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier,"
said the man. "It's been a long day and I took my
aggravation out on you. Here's that $10.00 you asked for."
The little boy sat straight up, beaming.
"Oh, thank you daddy," he yelled.
Then reaching under his pillow, he pulled out some crumpled
up bills.
The man seeing that the boy already had money started to get
angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money
then looked up at the man.
"Why did you want more money if you already had some?" the
father grumbled.
"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy
replied.
"Daddy, I have $20.00 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?"
He found his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.
"Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
"Yeah, sure, what is it?" replied the man.
"Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?"
"What makes you ask such a thing?" the man said angrily.
"I just want to know... please tell me, how much do you
make an hour?" pleaded the little boy.
"If you must know, I make $20.00 an hour."
"Oh...!" the little boy replied, head bowed.
Looking up, he said, "Daddy, may I borrow $10.00 please?"
The father was mad. :mad:
"If the only reason you wanted to know how much money I make
is just so you can borrow some to buy a silly toy or some
other nonsense, then you better march yourself straight to
your room and go to bed. Think about why you're being so
selfish. I work long, hard hours everyday and don't have
time for such childish games."
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even madder about the
little boy's questioning. How dare he asks such questions
only to get some money.
After an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to
think he may have been a little hard on his son. Maybe there
was something he really needed to buy with that $10.00 and
he really didn't ask for money very often
The man went to the little boy's room and opened the door.
"Are you asleep son?" he asked.
"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.
"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier,"
said the man. "It's been a long day and I took my
aggravation out on you. Here's that $10.00 you asked for."
The little boy sat straight up, beaming.
"Oh, thank you daddy," he yelled.
Then reaching under his pillow, he pulled out some crumpled
up bills.
The man seeing that the boy already had money started to get
angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money
then looked up at the man.
"Why did you want more money if you already had some?" the
father grumbled.
"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy
replied.
"Daddy, I have $20.00 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?"