~~ WHY PARENTS GET GRAY ~~

A father passing by his son's bedroom was astonished to see that
his bed
was nicely made and everything was picked up.
Then he saw an envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow that
was
addressed to "Dad".
With the worst premonition he opened the envelope with trembling
hands and
read the letter.
 Dear Dad:
 It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing you. I had
to elope
with my new girlfriend because I wanted to
 avoid a scene with mom and you. I have been finding real
passion with
Stacy and she is so nice. But I knew you would not
 approve of her because of all her piercings, tattoos, tight
motorcycle
clothes and the fact that she is much older than I
 am.

 But it's not only the passion ... Dad she's pregnant. Stacy
said that we
will be very happy. She owns a trailer in the
 woods and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter.
 We share a dream of having many more children. Stacy has opened
my eyes
to the fact that marijuana doesn't really
 hurt anyone. We'll be growing it for ourselves and trading it
with the
other people that live nearby for cocaine and
 ecstasy. In the meantime we will pray that science will find a
cure for
AIDS so Stacy can get better. She deserves it.
 Don't worry Dad. I'm 15 and I know how to take care of myself.
Someday
I'm sure that we will be back to visit so that
you can get to know your grandchildren.
 Love,
Your Son John
 PS. Dad, none of the above is true. I'm over at Tommy's house.
I just
wanted to remind you that there are worse
 things in life than the report card that's in my center
desk
drawer.
 I love you. Call me when it's safe to come home.