In answer to his question, he was told, "Mommy is
at a Tupperware party."

This explanation
satisfied him for only a moment. Puzzled, he asked,
"What's a Tupperware party, daddy?"

The man had always given his son honest answers,
so he figured a simple explanation would be the best
approach. "Well, son," he said, "at a
Tupperware party, a bunch of ladies sit around and
sell plastic bowls to each other."

The little
boy nodded, indicating that he understood this
curious pastime --