Asked & Answered~272

Baloney! ...in 12 lines

"What's the best thing about being old, Grandma Grace?"

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"The baloney answer to that, Natalie dear, is that 

with age comes wisdom."

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" ...What's a baloney answer?"

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"Something that sounds better than truth. Like, age is only 

a number, and you're only as old as you feel."

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" ... So, it's a lie? ...You're not really wise?"

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"Wise is just another word for learning from a lifetime of mistakes."

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" ...But that's a good thing, isn't it? Daddy always says it is to Mommy."

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"And he oughta know, dear. My son-in-law has fast become the wisest person I know."

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" ... You mean ...like he makes lots of mistakes, like Mommy says?"

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"And growing wiser with each passing day, bless his soul."

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