I've been thinking about this hilarious story for a very long time and I've never written it down. It illustrates the point that we can find humor in virtually any situation if we just allow it to be so. My friend told me this story years ago about a member of her family.
This friend's grandmother, we'll call her Bea, had been a cleaning lady for many years in large office buildings and hotels. Bea had worked hard to support her family and prepare for the future. She had never complained nor had she ever missed a day of work. Bea was a strong and committed southern lady who did what needed to be done and that was that!
After all those years of working hard Bea had reached retirement age. Her family members had a party for her and she sat around her children and grandchildren for whom she had worked so hard all those years. They smiled and laughed enjoying the party. At some point one of her children asked Bea what she wanted to do with her retirement and she said "I want to pee on every toilet seat in America!"
"I'm sorry I don't think I heard you right Mother. It sounded like you said you want to pee on every toilet seat in America but that can't be right."
"Why the hell not!" Bea exclaimed "I've been wipin' up other people's piss for 40 years - it's my turn now!"
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