Father and Son and Lincoln’s birthday – Every father should learn why to be careful when comparing their sons to Abe Lincoln
Johnny, at breakfast: “Dad, today is Lincoln’s birthday. He was a great man, wasn’t he?”
Dad, always eager to teach his young son a lesson: “Yes, son, indeed he was. And mind you,” he added pompously, “when Abraham Lincoln was your age, he was out splitting rails.”
“Yes, Dad, I know,” replied Johnny. “And when he was your age, he was President of the United States.”