Cornucopia: Blind Blooper: Visiting the Vet

Blind Blooper

By Kate Chamberlin

   My husband and I needed to take my guide dog in for her annual vet check-up. We brought along our 3-year-old and 5-year-old boys with us.

   They were busy visiting with other people and their pets in the vet’s waiting room. They’d ask about the pet, then, come sit next to me. Someone new would come in and they’d be off to see the new pet.

   When one of them sat, touching my hip, I felt his shirt was not tucked in.  I started to tuck it into his belt when a man’s voice said: “’Excuse me?”

   “Oh, you’re not my son!” I chuckled, turning crimson, apologizing to the stranger who had unknowingly taken my son’s place.