You must be very careful when e-mailing not to be misunderstood. And it is such an easy thing to do. Follow this morning’s e-mails if you have doubts. As soon as I opened my computer this morning I read this from my son.
From: Son
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 4:07 AM
To: Mom
Subject: Re: This gun toter did a GREAT job (from a recent e-mail I sent him)
Sent from my iPhone.
Just wanted to tell you I am in the ER in *town* pain to much in knee I will call when I get out. I just got here love you
From: Son
To: Mom
Sent: Friday August 14, 2009 6:24 AM
Subject: Re: This gun toter did a GREAT job
Sent from my iPhone
I am at home now. They gave me two big shots in my ass and some weird prescription and told me I need a orthopedic doc. Now my ass hurts too. I am ok if I do not answer your call that is because I am sleeping
(Of course, I write my sister to tell her what is going on by forwarding son’s e-mails. ) Message to sister:
From: Me
To: Sister
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 7:35 AM
Subject: Fw: This gun toter did a GREAT job
My first email from *son* was at 4 a.m. He was in the ER at hospital near here. This is follow-up. I hurt. I know that shot probably put him out. I’ll keep emailing and see if he needs me to bring anything.
From: Sister
To: Me
Sent: Friday August 14, 11:20 a.m.
Subject: Fw: This gun toter did a GREAT job
What…….never mind. I will call.
And then the phone rings. It’s my sister from Texas all frantic, wanting to know how *son* is. I started explaining it was just his injured knees again and the pain had been too much.
“He didn’t get shot?”
And then I re-read what she had received: Gun toter did a GREAT job…..shot probably put him out…..
Oh sure, NOW we can laugh. Hope you did, too.
A N H I N G A 
That’s the problem with forwarding emails! I’m glad it wasn’t THAT kind of shot!
Yes, NOW I am laughing.