An elderly man calls his son and says, “Your mother and I are getting a divorce. Forty-five years of misery is enough.”

The son, shocked, responds, “What are you talking about, Dad?”

The father explains, “We can’t stand each other anymore. I’m tired of her face, and I can’t stand talking about it. Call your sister and tell her.” He hangs up the phone.

The son, now worried, calls his sister. She immediately responds, “No way are they getting divorced!” She rushes to call their father. “You’re not getting a divorce! We’re flying home tomorrow to handle this. Don’t do anything—no lawyers, no papers. Do you hear me?” She hangs up.

The old man turns to his wife and says, “Well, looks like they’re both coming for Christmas, and they’ll be paying for their own flights.”

In the end, the father’s plan to create chaos worked, leading to an unexpected family reunion for the holidays.

The situation, though tense and emotional, turned into a humorous way of ensuring his children would come together, forcing them to pay their own way to resolve an issue that wasn’t quite as dire as it seemed.