the things they say

“Can I borrow one of your bags mummy, to put the rest of my stuff in?”

“Of course, but what’s wrong with your red bag?”

From the kitchen, “I don’t think she realises you can empty them out and start again.”

He didn’t hear her say “Oh, I’ll do that then”, but he heard me laughing…


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5 responses to “the things they say”

  1. You CAN? 😯
    *Looks towards our cloakroom at pile of bags full of previous years’ junk…* lol

  2. But surely one only empties bags out when you need to find something ???

  3. No – emptying bags is a sign of too much time on your hands. One should only ever empty out a bag when the smell of rotting fruit becomes unbearable and you are forced to seek its source.

  4. LOL!
    .. or when you reach in for your purse and your hand comes out all sticky… ! At the supermarket checkout, when everyone’s watching 😳

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