[Rhodes22-list] Adam & Eve

[Pamela Vana]

> > WHY ADAM & EVE HAD 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 to!" "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 child proofed our homes, but they are still getting in.
> > >
> > > ADVICE FOR THE DAY!
> > >
> > > Be nice to your kids. They will choose your nursing home.
> > >
> > > AND FINALLY: IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF TENSION AND YOU GET A
> > HEADACHE, TAKE
> > THE
> > ADVICE ON THE
> > > ASPIRIN BOTTLE:
> > >
> > > "TAKE TWO ASPIRIN" AND "KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN"
> > >
> > > You've gotta admit there's some wisdom here.