The Tale of the Coffee Table

Once upon a time there was a coffee table (originally owned by a beautiful, blonde-haired lady).  In its day this table was the center of girl chats, group board games and many a memorable dinner party.  Sadly, it got abandoned to a warehouse when the beautiful, blonde-haired lady married the dashing diplomat.

The lady & diplomat had forgotten all about the coffee table until it showed up on their doorstep just months ago.  Alas, the coffee table had seen better days.  It was bruised and broken from it’s travels; the glass shattered to pieces.

Lying in disrepair, the table remained in the corner until one day the blonde-haired lady & diplomat’s offspring took a liking to it.  The offspring delighted in this unusual find, managing to find a way to climb on it each and every day despite protests from the lady and diplomat.

After weeks of “talks” about the purpose of coffee tables, the lady & diplomat gave up, relinquishing use of the coffee table to the offspring.  The idea of replacement glass was abandoned (because the offspring would probably just stand on it and destroy it right?) and the offspring came up with dozens of creative uses for her new table.

Here best ideas included sitting on it and doing puzzles (not pictured),

practicing yoga,

doing push-ups and….

meditating.

Sadly, the coffee table was never restored to its former glory.  On the upside though, it saw more use than it had in the last 5 years, so that’s something right?

The moral of the story – don’t let your offspring lay claim to your coffee table.

THE END.