As some of you know, we have a son with the 82nd Airborne stationed at Ft. Bragg. He is flying in, tonight, with his fiance. This will be his first visit home since Christmas... and, our first opportunity to meet his wife-to-be.
We're excited about meeting our prospective daughter-in-law. Our son is 6'-3"... she is 4'-10". She has never been out of the state of North Carolina. She has never been in an airplane.
Certainly, at these exciting occasions, it would be remiss not to get sage advice from the brain cells on ShotTalk. So, I have some questions....
Do we make fun of her height? Do we ask if all North Carolinians are that short, since we've heard it takes them 12 years to get through the first 8 grades and they don't want the older kids taller than the younger ones? Do we ask if she's always talke funny? Or, do we ask if she plans on going to a speech therapist before marrying out son so she talks like a "real person"? Since she's made herself sick worrying about her first plane ride, do we show "Snakes on Planes" DVD as entertainment one evening? She is worrying about Kansas tornados. We're supposed to have some rain over the weekend. Each time it begins to sprinkle/drizzle, do we begin grabbing necessities and, in a panic, run to the basement? Do we tell her Kansas has fewer trees than North Carolina because 1) Tornados blew them all over or 2) North Carolinians are have been too lazy for decades to cut theirs? Do we ask how many abandoned cars, truck, or refrigerators her parents had in their front yard? Do we ask how young she was when she first chewed tobacco?
As you can see, we really want this to go smooth. We want to ask questions that will stimulate "discussion" and make a good first impression. You advice on the matter would be appreciated!!!!!
We're excited about meeting our prospective daughter-in-law. Our son is 6'-3"... she is 4'-10". She has never been out of the state of North Carolina. She has never been in an airplane.
Certainly, at these exciting occasions, it would be remiss not to get sage advice from the brain cells on ShotTalk. So, I have some questions....
Do we make fun of her height? Do we ask if all North Carolinians are that short, since we've heard it takes them 12 years to get through the first 8 grades and they don't want the older kids taller than the younger ones? Do we ask if she's always talke funny? Or, do we ask if she plans on going to a speech therapist before marrying out son so she talks like a "real person"? Since she's made herself sick worrying about her first plane ride, do we show "Snakes on Planes" DVD as entertainment one evening? She is worrying about Kansas tornados. We're supposed to have some rain over the weekend. Each time it begins to sprinkle/drizzle, do we begin grabbing necessities and, in a panic, run to the basement? Do we tell her Kansas has fewer trees than North Carolina because 1) Tornados blew them all over or 2) North Carolinians are have been too lazy for decades to cut theirs? Do we ask how many abandoned cars, truck, or refrigerators her parents had in their front yard? Do we ask how young she was when she first chewed tobacco?
As you can see, we really want this to go smooth. We want to ask questions that will stimulate "discussion" and make a good first impression. You advice on the matter would be appreciated!!!!!