In tonight’s radio program, I feature some rather important life lessons. I thought you might appreciate me posting them in my blog. They are ‘author unknown’ and were sent to me via e-mail some time back by a listener. If you ever do find out who wrote these, please let me know.
“Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you’ve had a baby…/…Somebody doesn’t know that once you’re a parent, normal is history…
“Somebody said you learn how to be a parent by instinct… /…Somebody never took a three-year-old shopping…
“Somebody said being a parent is boring… / …Somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a driver’s permit…
“Somebody said if you’re a ‘good’ parent, your child will ‘turn out well’…/…Somebody thinks a child comes with directions and a guarantee…
“Somebody said ‘good’ parents never raise their voices…/….Somebody never came out the back door just in time to see his or her child hit a golf ball through the neighbor’s kitchen window…
“Somebody said you don’t need an education to be a parent…/….Somebody never helped a fourth grader with his math…
“Somebody said you can’t love the fifth child as much as you love the first…/….Somebody doesn’t have five children…
“Somebody said a parent can find all the answers to child-rearing questions in books…/….Somebody never had a child stuff beans up his nose…
“Somebody said a parent can stop worrying after his or her child gets married…/…Somebody doesn’t know that marriage adds a new son or daughter-in-law to their heartstrings…
“Somebody said your parents know you love them , so you don’t need to tell them…/….Somebody isn’t a parent…
“Somebody said a parent’s job is done when the last child leaves home…/…Somebody never had grandchildren…” - author unknown
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Don Jackson
