Mr. Woodcock Page #2

- Oh!

I heard your news and I tried to

call you but now you're here!

I was flying in.

I wanted to surprise you.

- Oh! I am so proud of you.

- Thank you, Mom.

How's it going?

Is the book tour good?

- Yeah, it's good.

- Are you having fun?

Yeah, I'm happy. You look great.

- Thanks.

- Yeah. You going somewhere?

Yeah. I have a date.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- A--Are you seeing someone?

- Yeah.

Oh, my God. That's fantastic.

For how long?

- 5 months.

- What? Why didn't you mention it?

Oh, because you don't like

to hear when I have a date.

- Oh, well, so what's he like?

- Oh, he's great.

He's so handsome and he's--

he's sweet and consid--

- He's a gentleman.

- Oh, Mom, I'm so happy for you.

- Thanks.

- I can't wait to meet him.

- You know, you know him already.

- I do?

Yeah.

Mr. Woodcock?

Farley, I brought you

some daisies.

- Jasper!

- Sorry, I'm late, honey.

That's OK.

Uh, this is Johnny.

My son.

Do you remember him now?

No.

- But I've heard a lot.

- Hm.

It's not every day you get to

shake hands with a celebrity.

Ha ha ha!

- Uh, you ready for dinner?

- Mm-hm.

I don't know

about you...

but I've been thinking

about meat all day long.

I can't believe

you don't remember him.

He was the cutest kid.

About this high

with his chubby little cheeks.

- Mom.

- I had a lot of fat kids over the years.

Oh, he wasn't fat!

Wait a minute.

It's coming back to me.

You're not that kid

that got the squirts...

on the balance beam

that time, were you?

- Jasper.

- No.

Actually I remember you

pretty well.

You kinda gave me a lot of

personal attention back then.

- Aw.

- Well, I take a healthy interest in the kids.

Serves them well

later in life.

Oh, that's so true, that's

so true. And that is why...

they're making Jasper

the Educator of the Year.

- You're kidding!

- Why would she be kidding?

Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh!

You know what I just realized?

Both of my fellas are being

honored in the same week.

They're giving Johnny

the Corn Cob Key.

You're kidding.

So I'm doing laps at the Y

and he's in the next lane...

and all of a sudden my leg

seizes up and I go under.

It was a bad cramp.

And if I remember correctly...

I think it was about...

- Right here.

- Ha ha ha.

Ahem. So he saved

your life, then?

Well, it was

the shallow end.

You can drown

in six inches of water.

- That is so true.

- Hm.

Well, if you will

excuse me...

I am going to, uh,

the ladies room.

You boys behave yourself.

So what's your book about?

Oh. Um...

well, it teaches people how to

release painful memories...

so they can rebuild

their self-esteem.

It's called Letting Go.

How To Get Past Your Past.

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