The Umbrella - A Touching Story
On a rainy afternoon, a group of protesters were gathered outside the
grocery store handing out pamphlets on the evils of America. I politely
declined to take one.
There was an elderly woman behind me and a young (20-ish) female
protester offered her a pamphlet, which she politely declined.
The young protester gently put her hand on the old woman's shoulder and
in a patronizing voice said, "Don't you care about the children of
Iraq?"
The old woman looked up at her and said: "Honey, my father died in
France during World War II, I lost my husband in Korea, and my only son
in Vietnam. All three died so a naive, ignorant, self-centered bimbo
like you could have the right to stand here and badmouth our country,
and if you touch me again, I'll shove this umbrella up your ass and open
it.