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>WHY GOD CREATED CHILDREN
>
>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 FIN ALLY:
>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"!!!!!
>
>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 FIN ALLY:
>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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