The Jewish Mother

The Jewish Mother
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A Jewish mother sent her son off to his first day of school with the
customary pride and precautionary advice: "So bubeleh, you'll be
a good boy and listen to the teacher? And you won't make noise, bubeleh,
and you'll be very polite and play nice with the other children. And
when it's time to come home, you'll button up warm, so you won't catch
cold, bubeleh. And you'll be careful crossing the street and come
straight home..." etc. etc. Off the little boy went.

When he returned that afternoon, his mother hugged him and kissed
him and exclaimed, "So did you like school, bubeleh? You made new
friends? You learned something bubeleh?

"Yeah." Said the boy. "I learned my name is Irving."