Why
parents drink
The
boss wondered why one of his most valued employees had not phoned in
sick one day. Having an urgent problem with one of the main
computers, he dialed the employee's home phone number and was
greeted with a child's whisper. 'Hello ? '
'Is
your daddy home?' he asked.
' Yes ,'
whispered the small voice.
May
I talk with him?'
The
child whispered, ' No
.'
Surprised
and wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, 'Is your Mommy
there? ' Yes
.'
'May
I talk with her?' Again the small voice whispered, 'No .'
Hoping
there was somebody with whom he could leave a message, the boss
asked, 'Is anybody else there?'
'
Yes ,'
whispered the child, ' a
policeman '.
Wondering
what a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the boss asked,
'May I speak with the policeman?'
' No,
he's busy ',
whispered the child.
'Busy
doing what?'
'
Talking
to Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman ,'
came the whispered answer.
Growing
more worried as he heard a loud noise in the background through the
earpiece on the phone, the boss asked, 'What is that noise?'
' A
helicopter ' answered
the whispering voice.
'What
is going on there?' demanded the boss, now truly apprehensive.
Again,
whispering, the child answered, ' The
search team just landed a helicopter .'
Alarmed,
concerned and a little frustrated the boss asked, 'What are they
searching for?'
Still
whispering, the young voice replied with a muffled giggle...
' ME .'