Tweet
One evening, a family brings their frail, elderly mother to a nursing home
and leaves her, hoping she will be well cared for. The next morning, the
nurses bathe her, feed her a tasty breakfast, and set her in a chair at a
window overlooking a lovely flower garden.
She seems O.K. but after a while she slowly starts to lean over sideways in
her chair. Two attentive nurses immediately rush up to catch her and
straighten her up.
Again, she seems O.K. but after a while she starts to tilt to the other
side. The nurses rush back and once more bring her back upright. This goes
on all morning.
Later, the family arrives to see how the old woman is adjusting to her new
home. "So Ma, how is it here? Are they treating you all right?" they ask.
"It's pretty nice," she replies. "Except they won't let you fart."
and leaves her, hoping she will be well cared for. The next morning, the
nurses bathe her, feed her a tasty breakfast, and set her in a chair at a
window overlooking a lovely flower garden.
She seems O.K. but after a while she slowly starts to lean over sideways in
her chair. Two attentive nurses immediately rush up to catch her and
straighten her up.
Again, she seems O.K. but after a while she starts to tilt to the other
side. The nurses rush back and once more bring her back upright. This goes
on all morning.
Later, the family arrives to see how the old woman is adjusting to her new
home. "So Ma, how is it here? Are they treating you all right?" they ask.
"It's pretty nice," she replies. "Except they won't let you fart."