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Long Jokes and Stories
There are a few things guaranteed to strike fear in the heart of even the strongest war veteran: --a 3-year old who has just begun wearing big-kid underclothes squatted in the corner with a look of fierce concentration on his face; --a little tiny voice from the back seat saying 'I gots to use the potty' when you are in bumper to bumper traffic; --total silence from a room full of children; --a boom/crash from the other room and the sound of many feet scampering in all directions; --a boom/crash from the other room...and silence; --the sound of a flush from a bathroom occupied only by a 2 year old --all the kids huddled in the corner, whispering, when all you can overhear are the words, "Don't tell Mom!"
 
The First Parent
by Bill Cosby
Whenever your kids are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to his kids.
After creating Heaven and Earth, God created Adam and Eve. And the first thing he said to them was: "Don't."
"Don't what?", Adam replied.
"Don't eat the forbidden fruit."
"Forbidden fruit? Really? Where is it?"
"It's over there," said God, wondering why he hadn't stopped after making the elephants.
A few minutes later God saw the kids having an apple break and He was angry.
"Didn't I tell you not to eat that fruit?" the First Parent asked.
"Uh huh," Adam replied.
"Then why did you?"
"I dunno," Adam answered.
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 this story.
If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give them wisdom and they haven't taken it, don't be hard on yourself.
If God had trouble handling children, what makes you think it would be a piece of cake for you?
--- Bill Cosby