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On Being A Waiter, Humble Pie & Getting Old

This morning during a lighthearted conversation with my teen about kitchen cleanliness my teen told me he didn't have to heed what I had to say.

"I'm not going to be a waiter," he told me.

I urged him to be careful of his words, telling him that once you begin to speak on what you won't do, life will sometimes humble you (slap you) to a place where you wind up doing exactly what you proclaimed you wouldn't.

The boy shot me a casual glance and told me I was old.


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