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 & earth,
God created Adam & 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 & 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 & was He ticked!
"Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?" God, as our first
parent, 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 2 of them, God's punishment was that
Adam & Eve should have children of their own.   Thus, the
pattern was set & it has never changed!   But, there is
reassurance in this story.

If you have persistently & lovingly tried to give children
wisdom & 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?

Advice for the day:  If you have a lot of tension & you get
a headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle:  "Take 2
aspirin" and "Keep away from children".

CHILDREN - You spend the first 2 yrs. of their life teaching
them to walk & talk.   Then you spend the next 16 telling
them to sit down & shut up.

Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your
children.

Mothers of teens know why some animals eat their young.

Children seldom misquote you.   In fact, they usually repeat
word for word what you shouldn't have said.

The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind
yourself that there are children more awful than your own.

We child-proofed our house 3 yrs. ago & they're still
getting in!

Be nice to your kids.   They'll choose your nursing home!

Cheers