Tommy began earnestly. “I took a pencil from school without asking. I used a bad word. And I told a fib to my mom.”
The priest nodded again. “Those are not too bad at all. Is there anything else?”
The priest chuckled softly. “Anything else, my son?”
Tommy remembered one more thing. “Last night, I put toothpaste on Grandpa’s dentures while he was sleeping.”
The priest bit his lip to keep from laughing out loud. “Alright, my son, I want you to say three Hail Marys and make an honest effort to be a better boy.”
Tommy left the booth with his chest puffed out, feeling rather proud of himself. His grandmother was waiting outside.
“How did it go?” she asked.
Tommy’s grin stretched wide. “Piece of cake, Grandma… but I don’t think that guy behind the screen knows half the stuff I’ve done!”
Joke 2: A Bold Request for a New Bike
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