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> Thought this one was really cute, hope it brings a smile to everyones

> face. I know I needed the giggle

Love J

> >If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it.

> >

> >Erma Bombeck

> >

> >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.

> And 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.

> >

> >AND 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 " !!!!!

>

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