Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> Received: from aol.com (rly-yh02.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.34]) by air-yh01.mail.aol.com (v60.18) with ESMTP; Wed, 04 Aug 1999 13:30:19 -0400 Received: from smtp2.gte.net (smtp2.gte.net [207.115.153.31]) by rly-yh02.mx.aol.com (v60.18) with ESMTP; Wed, 04 Aug 1999 13:30:14 -0400 Received: from default (1Cust34.tnt6.tampa.fl.da.uu.net [63.13.36.34]) by smtp2.gte.net with ESMTP ; id MAA03884 Wed, 4 Aug 1999 12:30:09 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <001f01bede9b$e87918a0$22240d3f@default> Reply-To: "Gregory Shaffer" <[log in to unmask]> From: "Gregory Shaffer" <[log in to unmask]> To: "TOM" <[log in to unmask]>, "TIM WESSELMAN" <[log in to unmask]>, "SHELDON" <[log in to unmask]>, "MOM" <[log in to unmask]>, "Craig Skiver" <[log in to unmask]>, "CINDI" <[log in to unmask]>, "BRAD" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Fw: Fw: Whenever your kids are out of control Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 13:07:57 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3155.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3155.0 -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>; [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>; [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>; [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>; [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>; [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>; [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 12:14 AM Subject: Fwd: Fw: Whenever your kids are out of control >> Whenever your kids are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought >> that even God's omnipotence did not extend to God's 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." God said. >> "Forbidden fruit? We got forbidden fruit? Hey, Eve... we got Forbidden >> Fruit!" >> "No Way!" >> "Yes, WAY!!!" >> "Don't eat that fruit!" said God. >> "Why" >> Because I'm your Creator and I said so!" said God, wondering all the while >> why he hadn't stopped after making the elephants. >> A few minutes later God saw the kids having an apple break and was angry. >> "Didn't I tell you not to eat that fruit?" God asked. >> "Uh huh." Adam replied. >> "Then why did you?" >> "I dunno." Eve answered. >> "She started it." Adam said >> "Did not!" >> "DID so!" >> "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 a >> reassurance >> to 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? >> >> >> >> > > > > >.................................... >Get your own free email account from >http://www.kygo.com >