Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 10:13:19 -0400
To: WSFAlist at WSFA.org
From: Candy Madigan <candymadigan at mindspring.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Fw: WHY GOD CREATED CHILDREN
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

> From: "Theresa Romani" <tromani at erols.com>
> To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
> Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 21:37:19 -0400
>
> 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 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"!!!!!
>
> Quick, send this on to ten people within the next five minutes. Nothing
> will happen if you don't, but if you do, ten people will be laughing.
>

Candy

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