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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 60640">God &amp;amp; His Kids&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; Whenever your kids are out of control, you can take comfort from&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; the thought that even God&#039;s omnipotence did not extend to His kids.&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. The first&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; thing God said was: &quot;Don&#039;t.&quot;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &quot;Don&#039;t what?&quot; Adam replied.&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &quot;Don&#039;t eat the forbidden fruit.&quot; God said.&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &quot;Forbidden fruit? We got forbidden fruit? Hey, Eve, we got&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; forbidden fruit!&quot;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &quot;No way!&quot;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &quot;Yes way!&quot;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &quot;Don&#039;t eat that fruit!&quot; said God.&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &quot;Why?&quot;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &quot;Because I am your Father and I said so!&quot; said God, wondering why&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; he hadn&#039;t stopped after making the elephants.&nbsp; A few minutes later&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; God saw his kids having an apple break and was angry.&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &quot;Didn&#039;t I tell you not to eat the fruit?&quot; God asked.&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &quot;Uh huh, &quot; Adam replied.&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &quot;Then why did you?&quot;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &quot;I dunno&quot; Eve answered.&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &quot;She started it!&quot; Adam said.&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &quot;Did not!&quot;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &quot;Did too!&quot;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &quot;DID NOT!!&quot;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; Having had it with the two of them, God&#039;s punishment was that Adam&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; and Eve should have children of their own.&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; Thus, the pattern was set and it has never changed, but there is&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; reassurance in this story.&nbsp; If you have persistently and lovingly&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; tried to give them wisdom and they haven&#039;t taken it, don&#039;t be hard on&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; yourself.&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; If God had trouble handling children, what makes you think it would&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; be a piece of cake for you?&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; Advice for the day:&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it&nbsp; &gt; &gt;&nbsp; says on the aspirin bottle: Take two and keep away from children.&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; &gt;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 60640"] God & His Kids > > > > > > 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. The first > > thing God said 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 am your Father and I said so!" said God, wondering why > > he hadn't stopped after making the elephants. A few minutes later > > God saw his kids having an apple break and was angry. > > > > "Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?" God asked. > > > > "Uh huh, " Adam replied. > > > > "Then why did you?" > > > > "I dunno" Eve answered. > > > > "She started it!" Adam said. > > "Did not!" > > "Did too!" > > "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 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? > > > > Advice for the day: > > If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it > > says on the aspirin bottle: Take two and keep away from children. > > [/QUOTE]

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