Overheard @ The Nelson's, v.24
I learned this classic approach from The Master, and dang, it still works like a charm.
Sophie: I have a present for you, but it's a secret.
Me: Oh good, I can't wait to open it. I love socks.
Sophie: It's not socks.
Me: You can't fool me, I know it's socks.
Sophie: I don't even want to tell you it's a lightbulb!
Sophie: I have a present for you, but it's a secret.
Me: Oh good, I can't wait to open it. I love socks.
Sophie: It's not socks.
Me: You can't fool me, I know it's socks.
Sophie: I don't even want to tell you it's a lightbulb!
Let me guess who could have taught you that great trick...not your Mom!
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Yep, that sounds familiar. I used that ploy for years to discover what I was getting for a gift. I doubt that Sophie will fall for it when she goes off to college, as her mother did.
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You sly boots, you!
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