Mom is standing in front of the tv, "yeah, aah, ahh, ahh, mmmm"
I look at her, "What is it mom?"
She looks excited, "I just got a car!"
I say, "No mom, the person on tv won a car, not you"
She's still hopeful, "then what did I win?"
I change the channel.
At first look this is humorous, and evokes a chuckle, until I read the last line, and the sadness it contains is sadness we all understand and have experienced.
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