Best not to Boast

Four friends, who hadn't seen each other in 30 years, reunited at a party.
After several drinks, one of the men had to use the rest room.
Those who remained started talking about their kids.


The first guy said, "My son is my pride and joy. He started working at a
successful company at the bottom of the barrel. He studied Economics and Business Administration and soon began to
climb the corporate ladder and now he's the president of the company. He
became so rich that he gave his best friend a top of the line Mercedes
for his birthday."


The second guy said, "Darn, that's terrific! My son is also my pride and
joy. He started working for a big airline, and then went to flight school to
become a pilot. Eventually he became a partner in the company, where he owns the majority of
its assets. He's so rich that he gave his best friend a brand new jet for his
birthday."


The third man said: "Well, that's terrific! My son studied in the best
universities and became an engineer. Then he started his own construction
company and is now a multimillionaire. He also gave away something very nice and expensive to his best friend for
his birthday: A 30,000 square foot mansion."


The three friends congratulated each other just as the fourth returned from
the restroom and asked: "What are all the congratulations for?"

One of the three said: "We were talking about the pride we feel for the
successes of our sons. ..

What about your son?"

The fourth man replied: "My son is gay and makes a living dancing as a
stripper at a nightclub."

The three friends said: "What a shame...what a disappointment."

The fourth man replied: "No, I'm not ashamed. He's my son and I love him.
And he hasn't done too bad either. His birthday was two weeks ago, and he
received a beautiful 30,000 square foot mansion, a brand new jet, and a top
of the line Mercedes from his three boyfriends."