Guest guest Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 Just a little chuckle for the day. > > > > > >for people who have kids, you already know this - for people who dont > > > have > > > >kids, some words of advice..... > > > > > > > > > > > >WHY GOD CREATED CHILDREN (and in the process grandchildren) > > > >To those of us who have children in our lives, whether they are our > > > own, > > > >grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or students...here is something to > > make > > > >you chuckle. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Whenever your children are out of control, you can take comfort from > > the > > > >thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to His own > > children. > > > >After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. The first > > > thing > > > >he said was " DON'T! " > > > > > > > > " Don't what? " Adam replied. > > > > " Don't eat the forbidden fruit. " God said. > > > > " Forbidden fruit? We have forbidden fruit? Hey Eve...we have > > forbidden > > > >fruit!!!!! " > > > > " No Way! " > > > > " Yes way! " > > > > " Do NOT eat the fruit! " said God. > > > > " Why? " > > > > " Because I am your Father and I said so! " God replied, wondering why > > He > > > >hadn't stopped creation after making the elephants. A few minutes > > later, > > > >God > > > >saw His children having an apple break and He was ticked! > > > > > > > > " Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit? " God asked. > > > > " Uh huh, " Adam replied. > > > > " Then why did you? " said the Father. > > > > " I don't know, " said Eve. > > > > " She started it! " Adam said > > > > " Did not! " > > > > " Did too! " > > > > " DID NOT! " > > > >Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam > > and > > > Eve > > > >should have children of their own. > > > >Thus the pattern was set and it has never changed. > > > > > > > >BUT THERE IS REASSURANCE IN THE STORY! > > > >If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom > > and > > > >they > > > >haven't taken it, don't be hard on yourself. > > > > > > > >If God had trouble raising children, what makes you think it would be > > a > > > >piece of cake for you? > > > > > > > >THINGS TO THINK ABOUT! > > > >1. You spend the first two years of their life teaching them to walk > > and > > > >talk. > > > > Then you spend the next sixteen telling them to sit down and > > shut > > > >up. > > > >2. Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your own children. > > > >3. Mothers of teens now know why some animals eat their young. > > > >4. Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word > > for > > > word > > > >what you shouldn't have said. > > > >5. The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind > > yourself > > > >that > > > >there are children more awful than your own. > > > > > > > >6. We childproofed our homes, but they are still getting in. > > > > > > > >ADVICE FOR THE DAY: > > > >Be nice to your kids. They will choose your nursing home one day. > > > > > > > >FINALLY: IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF TENSION AND YOU GET A HEADACHE, DO > > WHAT > > > IT > > > >SAYS ON THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE: > > > > " TAKE TWO ASPIRIN " AND " KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN " > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Express yourself with cool new emoticons > > > http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/myemo > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > > > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > --- > > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.614 / Virus Database: 393 - Release Date: 05/03/2004 > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.614 / Virus Database: 393 - Release Date: 05/03/2004 > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 Just a little chuckle for the day. > > > > > >for people who have kids, you already know this - for people who dont > > > have > > > >kids, some words of advice..... > > > > > > > > > > > >WHY GOD CREATED CHILDREN (and in the process grandchildren) > > > >To those of us who have children in our lives, whether they are our > > > own, > > > >grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or students...here is something to > > make > > > >you chuckle. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Whenever your children are out of control, you can take comfort from > > the > > > >thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to His own > > children. > > > >After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. The first > > > thing > > > >he said was " DON'T! " > > > > > > > > " Don't what? " Adam replied. > > > > " Don't eat the forbidden fruit. " God said. > > > > " Forbidden fruit? We have forbidden fruit? Hey Eve...we have > > forbidden > > > >fruit!!!!! " > > > > " No Way! " > > > > " Yes way! " > > > > " Do NOT eat the fruit! " said God. > > > > " Why? " > > > > " Because I am your Father and I said so! " God replied, wondering why > > He > > > >hadn't stopped creation after making the elephants. A few minutes > > later, > > > >God > > > >saw His children having an apple break and He was ticked! > > > > > > > > " Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit? " God asked. > > > > " Uh huh, " Adam replied. > > > > " Then why did you? " said the Father. > > > > " I don't know, " said Eve. > > > > " She started it! " Adam said > > > > " Did not! " > > > > " Did too! " > > > > " DID NOT! " > > > >Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam > > and > > > Eve > > > >should have children of their own. > > > >Thus the pattern was set and it has never changed. > > > > > > > >BUT THERE IS REASSURANCE IN THE STORY! > > > >If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom > > and > > > >they > > > >haven't taken it, don't be hard on yourself. > > > > > > > >If God had trouble raising children, what makes you think it would be > > a > > > >piece of cake for you? > > > > > > > >THINGS TO THINK ABOUT! > > > >1. You spend the first two years of their life teaching them to walk > > and > > > >talk. > > > > Then you spend the next sixteen telling them to sit down and > > shut > > > >up. > > > >2. Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your own children. > > > >3. Mothers of teens now know why some animals eat their young. > > > >4. Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word > > for > > > word > > > >what you shouldn't have said. > > > >5. The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind > > yourself > > > >that > > > >there are children more awful than your own. > > > > > > > >6. We childproofed our homes, but they are still getting in. > > > > > > > >ADVICE FOR THE DAY: > > > >Be nice to your kids. They will choose your nursing home one day. > > > > > > > >FINALLY: IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF TENSION AND YOU GET A HEADACHE, DO > > WHAT > > > IT > > > >SAYS ON THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE: > > > > " TAKE TWO ASPIRIN " AND " KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN " > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Express yourself with cool new emoticons > > > http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/myemo > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > > > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > --- > > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.614 / Virus Database: 393 - Release Date: 05/03/2004 > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.614 / Virus Database: 393 - Release Date: 05/03/2004 > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 Just a little chuckle for the day. > > > > > >for people who have kids, you already know this - for people who dont > > > have > > > >kids, some words of advice..... > > > > > > > > > > > >WHY GOD CREATED CHILDREN (and in the process grandchildren) > > > >To those of us who have children in our lives, whether they are our > > > own, > > > >grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or students...here is something to > > make > > > >you chuckle. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Whenever your children are out of control, you can take comfort from > > the > > > >thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to His own > > children. > > > >After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. The first > > > thing > > > >he said was " DON'T! " > > > > > > > > " Don't what? " Adam replied. > > > > " Don't eat the forbidden fruit. " God said. > > > > " Forbidden fruit? We have forbidden fruit? Hey Eve...we have > > forbidden > > > >fruit!!!!! " > > > > " No Way! " > > > > " Yes way! " > > > > " Do NOT eat the fruit! " said God. > > > > " Why? " > > > > " Because I am your Father and I said so! " God replied, wondering why > > He > > > >hadn't stopped creation after making the elephants. A few minutes > > later, > > > >God > > > >saw His children having an apple break and He was ticked! > > > > > > > > " Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit? " God asked. > > > > " Uh huh, " Adam replied. > > > > " Then why did you? " said the Father. > > > > " I don't know, " said Eve. > > > > " She started it! " Adam said > > > > " Did not! " > > > > " Did too! " > > > > " DID NOT! " > > > >Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam > > and > > > Eve > > > >should have children of their own. > > > >Thus the pattern was set and it has never changed. > > > > > > > >BUT THERE IS REASSURANCE IN THE STORY! > > > >If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom > > and > > > >they > > > >haven't taken it, don't be hard on yourself. > > > > > > > >If God had trouble raising children, what makes you think it would be > > a > > > >piece of cake for you? > > > > > > > >THINGS TO THINK ABOUT! > > > >1. You spend the first two years of their life teaching them to walk > > and > > > >talk. > > > > Then you spend the next sixteen telling them to sit down and > > shut > > > >up. > > > >2. Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your own children. > > > >3. Mothers of teens now know why some animals eat their young. > > > >4. Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word > > for > > > word > > > >what you shouldn't have said. > > > >5. The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind > > yourself > > > >that > > > >there are children more awful than your own. > > > > > > > >6. We childproofed our homes, but they are still getting in. > > > > > > > >ADVICE FOR THE DAY: > > > >Be nice to your kids. They will choose your nursing home one day. > > > > > > > >FINALLY: IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF TENSION AND YOU GET A HEADACHE, DO > > WHAT > > > IT > > > >SAYS ON THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE: > > > > " TAKE TWO ASPIRIN " AND " KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN " > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Express yourself with cool new emoticons > > > http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/myemo > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > > > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > --- > > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.614 / Virus Database: 393 - Release Date: 05/03/2004 > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.614 / Virus Database: 393 - Release Date: 05/03/2004 > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 As a mom I use to worry about my son eating when I didn't cook. It would drive me crazy that he'd opt to have nothing then. He could hold out much longer than myself so finally I just let it go and figured he'd be out if he wanted to fill his empty tummy. This went on into late teen years~ I enjoy cooking for him but don't hesitate to pass on it if I don't feel up to it or just plain don't want to. At some point they have to take responsibility for themselves and it becomes 'not your problem' which goes against most parental instincts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 I worked with kids a lot - precocious crawlers to 4 + and older kids - they throw a fit when their parents are there - 5 - 10 minutes later they get so busy they forget everything and play two I remember as I read your email - had 4 older brothers - she has sense completed grad school - it was stop climbing the bookcase - no you can't go out the window - stop picking on the boys another was a sweet, shy little boy with allergies - several times when I had his nursery his parents didn't want to go to their class - I said don't worry I will bring him if he needs you - if he was zonked on the meds I carried him - he was light and he needed the comfort that day - I was bringing library books to read them so I could complete an assignment - so we were on the mat the last 10 - 15 minutes - at age two the start loving Meurice Sendak's Where the wild things are - at three forget it many times they stuck their heads in and I just smiled and waved - they went on to church at the time I was reiki one - I didn't see any reason to tell the parents - the kids made a game of Miss Anne fixing boo boo he just got a nap and felt better - if he was full of it after lunch - he was all boy God, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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