Mother Of Six
A husband, who has six children, begins to call his wife “mother of six” rather than by her first name. The wife, amused at first, chuckles.
A few years down the road, the wife has grown tired of this. “Mother of six,” he would say, “what’s for dinner tonight? Get me a beer!” She gets very frustrated.
Finally, while attending a party with her husband, he jokingly yells out, “Mother of six, I think it’s time to go!” The wife immediately shouts back, “I’ll be right with you, father of four!
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