Fun House
Sometimes never is better than late
By B.J. Taum, Kailua
It was late on a school night in the middle of another busy week. Our young family had been asleep for hours when the phone rang. I hastened to answer it, and the caller, a girl, asked to speak with our 12-year-old son.
I said, "Young lady, do you realize what time it is?"
She replied, "Yeah, it's 11:30 p.m."
— B.J. Taum, Kailua
Do you have a story that sheds a humorous light on the nature of children and families? The best Fun House anecdotes of 2001 will be reprinted after the end of the year, and the selected writers will receive Honolulu Advertiser logo items.
If you have a true, humorous, unpublished short story about your family or a family-related topic, send it with your name, city and telephone number to: Fun House, 'Ohana Section, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; e-mail ohana@honoluluadvertiser.com or fax 535-8170. Enter as often as you like. Preference is given to stories 200 words in length or less.
