Children!
- To: S*@aol.com
- Subject: Children!
- From: S*@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 15:21:27 EST
>> > WHY WE LOVE CHILDREN
>> > >> A small boy is sent to bed by his father. Five
>> > minutes later....
>> > >> "Da-ad...."
>> > >> "What?"
>> > >> "I'm thirsty. Can you bring drink of water?"
>> > >> "No. You had your chance. Lights out."
>> > >> Five minutes later:"Da-aaaad....."
>> > >> "WHAT?"
>> > >> "I'm THIRSTY. Can I have a drink of water??"
>> > >> "I told you NO!" If you ask again, I'll have to
>> > spank you!!"
>> > >> Five minutes later......"Daaaa-aaaad....."
>> > >> "'WHAT!"
>> > >> "When you come in to spank me, can you bring a
>> > drink of water?"
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> **************************************************
>> > >> An exasperated mother, whose son was always
>> > getting into mischief,
>> > >finally
>> > >> asked him,
>> > >> "How do you expect to get into Heaven?"
>> > >> The boy thought it over and said, "Well, I'll run
>> > in and out and
>> > in
>> > and
>> > >out
>> > >> and keep slamming
>> > >> the door until St. Peter says,"For Heaven's sake,
>> > Jimmy, come in or
>> > stay
>> > >> out!"
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > ***************************************************
>> > >> One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a
>> > mother was
>> > tucking
>> > >her
>> > >> small boy
>> > >> into bed. She was about to turn off the light when
>> > he asked with a
>> > tremor
>> > >in
>> > >> his voice,
>> > >> "Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?"
>> > >> The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug.
>> > "I can't dear,"
>> > she
>> > >said. "I
>> > >> have to
>> > >> sleep in Daddy's room."
>> > >> A long silence was broken at last by his shaky
>> > little voice: "The
>> > big
>> > >> sissy."
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > ****************************************************
>> > >> A mother took her three year old daughter to
>> > church for the first
>> > time.
>> > >> The church lights were lowered, and then the
>> > choir came down the
>> > aisle
>> > >> carrying lighted
>> > >> candles. All was quiet until the little one
>> > started to sing in a
>> > loud
>> > >voice,
>> > >> "Happy Birthday to you...."
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > *****************************************************
>> > >> It was that time, during the Sunday morning
>> > service, for the
>> > children's
>> > >> sermon.
>> > >> All the children were invited to come forward. One
>> > little girl was
>> > >wearing a
>> > >> particularly pretty dress and, as she sat down,
>> > the pastor leaned
>> > over
>> > >and
>> > >> said, "That is a very pretty dress. Is it your
>> > Easter Dress?" The
>> > little
>> > >girl
>> > >> replied, directly into the pastor's clip-on
>> > microphone, "Yes, and
>> > my
>> > Mom
>> > >says
>> > >> it's a bitch to iron."
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > *******************************************************
>> > >> Finding one of her students making faces at
>> > others
>> > >> on the playground, Mrs. Smith stopped to gently
>> > reprove the child.
>> > >> Smiling sweetly, the teacher said, "Bobby, when I
>> > was a child, I
>> > was
>> > >> told that if I made ugly faces, it would freeze
>> > and I would stay
>> > like
>> > >> that." Bobby looked up and replied, "Well, Mrs.
>> > Smith, you
>> > >> can't say you weren't warned."
>> > >>
>> > >>
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