4 friends at a party...

>Four friends, who hadn't seen each other in 30 years, reunited at a
>party.
>After several drinks, one of the men had to use the rest room. Those who
>remained talked about their kids. The first guy said, "My son is my
>pride
>and joy. He started working at a successful company at the bottom of the
>barrel. He studied Economics and Business Administration and soon began
>to
>climb the corporate ladder and now he's the president of the company. He
>became so rich that he gave his best friend a top of the line Mercedes
>for
>his birthday."
>
>The second guy said, "Darn, that's terrific! My son is also my pride and
>joy. He started working for a big airline, and then went to flight
>school
>to become a pilot. Eventually he became a partner in the company, where
>he
>owns the majority of its assets. He's so rich that he gave his best
>friend
>a brand new jet for his birthday."
>
>The third man said: "Well, that's terrific! My son studied in the best
>universities and became an engineer. Then he started his own
>construction
>company and is now a multimillionaire. He also gave away something very
>nice and expensive to his best friend for his birthday: A 30,000 square
>foot mansion."
>
>The three friends congratulated each other just as the fourth returned
>from
>the restroom and asked: "What are all the congratulations for?"
>
>One of the three said: "We were talking about the pride we feel for the
>successes of our sons. ...What about your son?" The fourth man replied:
>"My
>son is gay and makes a living dancing as a stripper at a nightclub." The
>three friends said: "What a shame...what a disappointment."
>
>The fourth man replied: "No, I'm not ashamed. He's my son and I love
>him.
>And he hasn't done too badly either. His birthday was two weeks ago, and
>he
>received a beautiful 30,000 square foot mansion, a brand new jet and a
>top
>of the line Mercedes from his three boyfriends."