Bust Some Nuts

“Actually, if you would not mind, I could use your help preparing desert.” She says, and you’re more than happy to oblige. “Over there is a bowl of walnuts and a nutcracker. Would you please bust those nuts open?” You can’t help but smile. “Sure thing, ma’am.”

You walk over to the bowl and cracker, you pick it up and bust open the first nut. “I’m something of a nutcracker myself.” you say, holding up the metal tool. Your boyfriend leans in the edge of the counter, and his mom smiles and rolls her eyes. “I hope that’s a metaphor, for his sake.”

You start breaking open the walnuts, “A little bit metaphorical, a little bit literal. Isn’t that right babe?” You boyfriend squirms a bit, which his mom sees. With that, she laughs. “Oh, how some things never change. Poor boy.”