The Baseball Mitt [humor]

From my Gather-email...

A son begs his father for a baseball mitt and his father gives him a stern lecture on taking care of things. The mitt he wants is quite expensive, but the father goes ahead and buys the boy the mitt.

A few days later, the little boy comes home and says he has lost the mitt. His father says, "You go upstairs and you better pray you find that mitt."
 
The little boy goes upstairs and decides to write a letter to God.
 
Dear God - If You help me find my mitt, I’ll never complain about cleaning my room again. - He tears up the note knowing he can’t keep his promise.
 
Dear God - If You help me find my baseball mitt, I’ll never be mean to my sister. - Tears up the note again.
 
Finally stumped, he sits and then looks around his room. Spying a statue of the Virgin Mary, he takes it off the shelf, puts it in a drawer and writes -
 
Dear God - If You ever want to see your mother again...