How I Get My Thanks

When a man and his wife were involved in a terrible accident, in which the man's face was severely burned, and the doctor said they couldn't graft any skin from his body because he was too skinny, his wife offered to donate some of her own skin. However, the only skin on her body that the doctor felt was suitable would have to come from her buttocks. The husband and wife agreed that they would tell no one about where the skin came from, and they requested that the doctor also keep their secret, this being a delicate matter.

After the surgery was completed, everyone was astounded at the man's new face. He looked more handsome than he ever was. All his friends and relatives just went on and on about his youthful beauty! One day while alone with his wife, and being overcome with emotion at her sacrifice, he said, "Dear, I just want to thank you for everything you did for me. How can I possibly repay you?" And wife replied, "My darling, I get all the thanks I need every time I see your mother kiss you on your cheeks."