Me: I think I might have been on the brink of making a mistake today, Ants.
Anthony: Surely not, Jules! What, how, when, and why?
Me: Your armchair.
Anthony: What about it?
Me: Well, it was already pretty stained from age, you sitting in it for so many years, and now Jack has adopted it as his favourite place to sleep, and … quite frankly I would like to get rid of it.
Anthony: Who the hell is Jack?
Me: Your Irish terrier, Ants – have you forgotten?
Anthony: Oh yeah, sorry. I thought you were talking about another man.
Me: So, anyway, I asked Ming if he would object to me tossing the chair out rather than having it reupholstered and guess what he said?
Anthony: He’s young so I’m sure he told you to get rid of it.
Me: No! He said, “Isn’t that Dad’s chair?”
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Gift it to Ming to put in his house
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Loved the last line……………………….
Now there’s an idea…what Beth said. Perhaps best to ask first.