Manipulation

An elderly man in Florida calls his son in New York.

The father says to the son, "I hate to tell you, but we've got some troubles here in the house. Your mother and I can't stand each other any more, and we're getting a divorce. I've had it! I want to live out the rest of my years in peace. I'm telling you now, so you and your sister shouldn't go into shock later when I move out."

He hangs up, and the son immediately calls his sister in the Hamptons and tells her the news. The sister says, "I'll handle this!"

She calls Florida and says to her father, "Don't do ANYTHING until we get there! We'll be there Wednesday night."

The father agrees. He hangs up the phone and hollers to his wife, "Okay, they're coming for Thanksgiving. Now, what are we going to tell them for Christmas?"


Moral of the story: A sense of urgency can often get results.