I took my son to a nudist colony


Reader,

I took my 23 year old son to a networking mixer at a nudist colony.

And no, I did not tell him where we were going.

I knew he would throw a fit, so I kept that little detail to myself.

Then right before we left, he looked up the address.
Yep. Not amused. At all. Did not want to go.

I pulled up the email and showed him that yes, people would be clothed.
It was a business mixer.

Still not amused.

Then we started driving down this road to nowhere, endlessly, and I was trying very hard not to laugh, because I could hear the wheels turning in his head, spinning faster than the actual wheels on the car.

You will be surprised what happened next.

I'll share that tomorrow.
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Alpana

P.S. Doh, I realized I forgot the link to the Linkedin post where I asked AI to help me blend into the background.

This is the exact opposite of blending in.Not necessarily recommending it... unless that happens to be your thing. 😂
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