You spend the first 2 years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next 16 telling them to sit down and shut-up.
Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your children.
Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like clearing
the driveway before it has stopped snowing.
There is only one pretty child in the world and every mother has it. -
Chinese Proverb.
Mothers of teens know why animals eat their young.
I asked Mom if I was a gifted child... she said they certainly wouldn't
have paid for me.
Children are natural mimics, who act like their parents despite every
effort to teach them good manners.
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 home 3 years ago and they're still getting in!
Be nice to your kids. They'll choose your nursing home.
--Author unknown.
As you got up this morning, I watched you, and hoped you would talk
to me,
even if it was just a few words, asking my opinion or thanking me for
something good that happened in your life yesterday.
But I noticed you were too busy, trying to find the right outfit to
wear.
When you ran around the house getting ready, I knew there would be a
few
minutes for you to stop and say hello, but you were too busy.
At one point you had to wait, fifteen minutes with nothing to do
except sit
in a chair.
Then I saw you spring to your feet.
I thought you wanted to talk to me but you ran to the phone and
called a
friend to get the latest gossip instead.
I watched patiently all day long. With all your activities
I guess you were too busy to say anything to me.
I noticed that before lunch you looked around, maybe you felt
embarrassed
to talk to me, that is why you didn't bow your head.
You glanced three or four tables over and you noticed some of your
friends
talking to me briefly before they ate, but you didn't.
That's okay. There is still more time left, and I hope that you will
talk
to me yet.
You went home and it seems as if you had lots of things to do.
After a few of them were done, you turned on the TV.
I don't know if you like TV or not, just about anything goes there
and you
spend a lot of time each
day in front of it not thinking about anything, just enjoying the
show.
I waited patiently again as you watched the TV and ate your meal, but
again
you didn't talk to me.
Bedtime I guess you felt too tired. After you said goodnight to your
family
you plopped into bed and fell asleep in no time.
That's okay because you may not realize that I am always there for
you.
I've got patience, more than you will ever know.
I even want to teach you how to be patient with others as well.
I love you so much that I wait everyday for a nod, prayer or thought
or a
thankful part of your heart.
It is hard to have a one-sided conversation.
Well, you are getting up once again.
And once again I will wait, with nothing but love for you.
Hoping that today you will give me some time.
Have a nice day!
Your friend, GOD
--Author unknown. Selected from "God at Work," a ministry of St Mark's United Methodist Church, 8550 Pioneers Blvd., Lincoln Nebraska 68520 U.S.A. .
