A couple had been married for over 50 years
and had many children and grandchildren.
One day, the eldest son calls his father for a
normal chat and his father starts musing. “You
know son, after 50 years, I’m not really in love
with your mother any more,… I’m thinking of
getting a divorce and leaving her.” The son is
absolutely shocked and says: “Dad, please
don’t do anything rash. You love mom! You’ve
had 50 wonderful years together,… I’m going
to call all of my siblings and we’re going to
figure this out”. Panicked, the son calls all of
his siblings and asks them what they should
do. All of the siblings agree that this situation
needs some serious intervention and they all
happened to be free in two weeks. The son
calls his father back and says: “Dad, please
hold out for two more weeks. All of my siblings
and I will be home to talk some sense into you.
You can’t just abandon this loving, amazing
marriage.” His father considers it for a minute
or so and says: “Okay, but this is going to be
tough. I’ll hold off on my decision.” The son,
relieved, hangs up after telling his father he
loves him. The father walks quickly into the
other room and says to his wife:
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“GREAT NEWS honey! All of the kids will
be here for the Christmas Holidays! AND
they’re paying for their own tickets!”