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The Time I Played an April Fools’ Joke on My Daughter
I was the last time I ever pranked anyone
It’s April Fools’ Day 2006 but I remember it like it was yesterday. I am never the one who plays an April Fools’ joke on anyone — ever — but I am often the victim of pranksters, aka husbands and boyfriends. You’d think I’d learn. I’m gullible. What can I say?
The day before
On 31 March 2006, a deadly brown snake on the path to my clothesline escaped before I could catch it. Read that as kill it, but for some unknown reason, it’s against the law to kill snakes — even poisonous, dangerous ones — yeah, I know, it’s crazy, but we have become all about ‘let’s protect our wildlife.’
Thanks, Steve Irwin!
April Fools’ Day
With the memory of that escaped snake fresh in my mind, I decided to play an April Fools’ prank on my 17-year-old daughter. I had never played April Fools on anyone before in my entire life! It was after 10 am and she was still asleep, so to get her out of bed, I went into her bedroom and spoke softly and slowly.
“Keeley. Wake up. Just move slowly towards the bottom of your bed. There’s a snake wrapped around the bedhead. Don’t panic.”
