The tunes were humming, the kids were settled into their cartoons, and Doug had just poured himself a cup of coffee when my mother-in-law came over and interrupted one of my morning rituals.
“Why are you rubbing a teabag all over your face?” she inquired.
“It has a lot of antioxidants in it, and it makes the skin brighter,” I explained. “Every morning after I drink my tea, instead of throwing out the bag, I smush it all over my face. Sometimes I put cleanser on it and scrub with it. It makes a great exfoliator.”
She looked skeptical and intrigued at the same time. A few thoughtful seconds passed before her response.
“So what you’re saying is, I should wake up every morning and teabag myself?”
Morning tunes shattered by a mug hitting the floor, hot coffee splattering in all directions.
Revised: Things a man never wants to hear his mother say. Ever.