It was the beginning of a new school year and the teacher was getting to know the children by asking them their names and what their fathers did for a living.
The first little girl to respond said, “I’m Mary and my dad’s a builder.”
Then another little girl spoke and said, “My name’s Louisa and my dad’s a police officer.”
The conversation went on like this as the teacher went around the class, until one little boy said, “I’m Jack and my dad’s a stripper in a gay bar.”
Naturally, the teacher was surprised by this comment and feeling slightly uncomfortable with the direction the conversation was taking, she decided it might be better to change the subject.
A little later she spotted Jack in the schoolyard on his own. So the teacher approached him and asked if it was really true that his father worked as a stripper in a gay bar.
Jack’s face turned a little red as he replied, “No, he’s actually a banker but I was too embarrassed to admit that in front of the class.”