I think it would take a lot to be my mother, especially around April fools day. You see she has five boys, and they have a wide and deep sense of humor. For many years, we have taken it upon ourselves, to play practical jokes on our mother. In so much that she usually won't talk to us on or around April 1st.
Now these practical jokes range from all over the spectrum. Most of them however have to do with either getting married, or having another grandchild on the way. And every year we try to out do each other. One year those of us younger siblings, that weren't married yet sent fake engagement pictures, and she had to guess which one of us was getting married (nobody was). One of my favorites however, was by my oldest brother John. He planed and implemented a reverse April fools joke, meaning that he was pulling a prank on her, but it in fact was real. I won't go into to many of the details about it, but the gist of it was that he needed her to send a crib, showing that there was another grandchild on the way, but he let her know on April fools day. So she was happy, and then she was pissed when she realised what day it was. It wasn't until later that she found out that he was being for real.
I thought it was hilarious. So in the spirit of April fools day, I would just like my mother to think about all the things we have been talking about recently, and decide if I've been on the level of not. Happy April fools day mom!!!
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My reputation preceeds me...
It gets better than it sounds. I had pulled a couple of good ones in a row before that 'reverse April Fool's' joke. I called Mom on April 1 that year, but she wouldn't answer the phone. Then I finally got her to answer and started talking acting like I didn't know it was April 1.
Sometimes, you just have to keep them on their toes, the joke gets better if you let it age. (Even if you have to wait weeks to get the desired result out of it.)
Thomas, Thomas, Thomas. Do we need to talk again?
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