Little Johnny

Little Johnny was loved very much by his Mom ,and being a worrier, she was concerned about him walking to school when he started kindergarten. She walked him to school the first couple of days, but, when he came home one day, he told his mother that he did not want her walking him to school everyday.
He wanted to be like the "big boys." He protested loudly, so she had an idea of how to handle it. She asked a neighbor, Mrs. Goodnest, if she would follow Little Johnny to school, at a distance behind him that he would not likely notice, but close enough to keep a watch on him. Mrs. Goodnest said that since she was up early with her toddler anyway, it would be a good way for them to get some exercise as well so she agreed. The next school day, Mrs. Goodnest and her little girl, Marcy, set out following behind Little Johnny as he walked to school with Billy. She did this for the whole week. As the boys walked and chatted, kicking stones and twigs, Billy noticed that this same lady was following them every day. Finally, he said to Little Johnny, "Have you noticed that lady following us all week? Do you know her?"
Little Johnny nonchalantly replied, "Yea, I know who she is."
Billy said, "Well who is she?"
"That's just Shirley Goodnest, my neighbor." Little Johnny said.
"Shirley Goodnest? Who the heck is she---and why is she following us?" asked Billy.
"Well, she's only following me." Little Johnny explained, "Every night my Mom makes me say the 23rd Psalm with my prayers cuz she worries about me so much. And in it, the prayer psalm says, 'Shirley Goodnest and Marcy shall follow me all the days of my life,' so I guess I'll just have to get used to it."