Johninvitedhismotheroverfordinner.Duringthemeal,hismothercouldn'thelpnoticinghowbeautifulJohn'sroommatewas.ShehadlongbeensuspiciousofarelationshipbetweenJohnandhisroommate,andthisonlymadehermorecurious.Overthecourseoftheevening,whilewatchingthetwointeract,shestartedtowonderiftherewasmorebetweenJohnandtheroommatethanmettheeye.Readinghismom'sthoughts,Johnvolunteered,"Iknowwhatyoumustbethinking,butIassureyou,JulieandIarejustroommates."Aboutaweeklater,JuliecametoJohnandsaid,"Eversinceyourmothercametodinner,I'vebeenunabletofindthebeautifulsilvergravyladle.Youdon'tsupposeshetookit,doyou?"Johnsaid,"Well,Idoubtit,butI'llwriteheraletterjusttobesure."Sohesatdownandwrote"DearMother,I'mnotsayingyoudidtakeagravyladlefrommyhouse,andI'mnotsayingyoudidnottakeagravyladle.Butthefactremainsthatonehasbeenmissingeversinceyouwereherefordinner."Severaldayslater,Johnreceivedaletterfromhismotherwhichread:"DearSon,I'mnotsayingthatyoudosleepwithJulie,andI'mnotsayingthatyoudonotsleepwithJulie.Butthefactremainsthatifshewassleepinginherownbed,shewouldhavefoundthegravyladlebynow.Love,Mom."Lessonoftheday...Don'tLieToYourMother.约翰邀请他的妈妈到他家一起吃饭。进餐中，他妈妈无法抑制的注意着约翰漂亮的室友。他总是怀疑约翰和他的室友之间的关系，这使得她更加好奇。在饭后晚会上，当看到他们俩相互配合，她开始怀疑他们之间有比她看到的还多的事。约翰看出了妈妈的心思，便主动说明，“我知道你在想什么，但我要你相信，朱莉和我只是室友而已。”大约一周以后，朱莉找到约翰说，“从你妈妈来这吃饭之后，我就一直找不到我精美的银制汤勺。你如果觉得不是她拿了，那难道是你拿的吗？”约翰说，“好吧，我也怀疑是那样，不过还是让我写封信确认一下。”于是他坐下写道，“亲爱的妈妈，我没有说是您从我的房子里拿了个汤勺，然而我也没有说你没拿汤勺。但事实上那个勺从你来这吃晚宴之后就找不到了。”几天后，约翰收到了他妈妈的回信，信上说：“亲爱的儿子，我没有说你和朱莉睡觉，然而我也没有说你没和朱莉睡过觉。但事实是如果她睡在自己的床上，她现在就该发现那汤勺。爱你的，妈妈。”今日教训...不要跟你的妈妈说谎。
