Make Me Pretty

At a nail salon this afternoon:

A woman and her pre-teen were getting a treat. The firm and tanned adolescent, who was getting a pedicure, when prompted for a couple of rhinestones to go on those little piggies who went wheeee all the say, said yes to the offer.

Then came the check.

"I'm sorry," exclaimed the woman. "Did you say Forty-five?"

The Vietnamese crew coyly acknowledged.

"Forty-five! " The woman whined. "Twenty-five for you alone! That's expensive for a twelve-year-old!"

That's certainly an episode that's gonna come up in psychotherapy, i'm sure. "My Mom/Stepmom practically announced to the world i wasn't worth twenty-five bucks!"

Yeah, woman! If you're gonna be stingy and hurtful, do your homework before the beauty session, will ya?