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We count too, right?

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Toya Gavin
May 10, 2024
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This is the funniest joke I've heard all week, courtesy of the hubby, Cranky Dad:

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Busy two weeks: Discovered we had termites, Toya had an emergency appendectomy (she is doing fine), and my car was stolen. We're still doing better than Drake.  

If you don't get why this is hilarious, because it is hilarious, click here. 

One of the character traits I value most is a sense of humor. It's the spoonful of sugar that helps the medicine of life go down for me. 

So here's the punchline of a joke I've been telling and re-telling recently: they get all that good healthcare, and all we get is 24 hours in the hospital and a notice to get back to work in 8 weeks.  

The Backstory: As I was recovering from surgery, I learned that my appendicitis was most likely a postpartum symptom.

In our culture (and probably because insurance companies and employers declared…

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