Just Wait 'Til Your Pa Gets Home

There's no other phrase that will get a lad's total attention, And fill a young feller's soul with dread apprehension, Than to hear the phrase Moms have used since time began, "Just wait 'til your Pa gets home, young man!" Cain became envious of his brother Abel and did him in. This cowardly deed was done much to his Ma's chagrin! "How dare thee slay thy brother, bringing disgrace to thy clan?" "Just wait 'til thy Pa gets home, young man!" As a lad even Jesus was not immune from this threat. On one occasion He had His Ma in a most terrible fret, When he dawdled at the temple expounding on God's plan! "Just wait 'til thy Pa gets home, young man!" Young Washington, it is alleged, went on a hacking spree, Chopping down his Pa's favorite cherry tree. Ma attempted to box his ears, but her he outran. "Just wait 'til your Pa gets home, young man!" Feckless youths from their Ma's have heard that dire phrase. Any denial of their transgressions, 'tis useless to raise. They'd prefer to hear their Ma utter any other expression than, "Just wait 'til your Pa gets home, young man!" Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired © All Rights Reserved