a little wrinkle

Yes it’s Find The Funny Monday again—

This week’s #findthefunny moment happens at Whole Foods. I’m picking up ingredients for my Mom’s Sweet Potatoes with my little pal Owen (my neighbor Sara’s got family business to take care of and since my acting career’s on a break, I’m happy to hang with a five year-old.)

Sara’s Nana (Owen’s Grand Nana) died about a month ago (from Alzheimer’s that she had like, forever) and ever since then, Owen has been kind of obsessed with death and aging. Not in a scary way. More in an “Owenish” curious way. Since Sara told him that when people get really really really old they die, Owen has been extremely focused on exactly how old everyone is and how many wrinkles he or she has.

Whenever I see him, he gives me a rundown on how old he is, how old I am, his mom is, his dad is, his grandmother…you get the picture. And on the way to Whole Foods, he asks me what happens after we die. So I tell Owen I believe that we all get to be with the people we love forever and ever.  He’s completely happy with this response and he tells me that he’s gonna get a coffin that’ll fit everyone in his family and all of his friends. (Owen’s a real planner.)

So I set on the conveyer: sweet potatoes, crushed pineapple, eggs, pecans (and realize I need to go somewhere else to buy the mini marshmallows). I pull out my credit card and notice Owen staring at this Little Old Lady who’s right behind us in line.

Then, before I realize what’s happening, Owen turns around to me and loudly says–

She’s got A LOT of wrinkles, so she’s prob’ly gonna die really soon!

I speed-sign for my groceries —  smile weakly at the Little Old Lady. OMG! her initials are LOL, but she’s definitely NOT LOL! —

Sorry sorry — he didn’t mean…you’re not gonna, um–Happy Thanksgiving!

We get outta there FAST, but I’m pretty sure she’s NOT gonna die laughing!

(What #findthefunny thing happened to you? Share!)

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