The Fatherhood Cycle

4 years: “My Daddy can do anything.”
7 years: “My Dad knows a lot, a whole lot.”
12 years: “Oh, well – naturally – Father doesn’t know that either.”
14 years: “Father? Hopelessly old-fashioned.”
21 years: “Oh, that man is so out-of-date. What did you expect?”
25 years: “He knows a little bit about it – but not much.”
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Your Father

Fred Craddock while lecturing at Yale University, told of going back one summer to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, to take a short vacation with his wife. One night they found a quiet little restaurant where they looked forward to a private meal—just the two of them.

While they were waiting for their meal they noticed a distinguished looking, white-haired man moving from …

Most Valuable Asset

“A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.”

Billy Graham

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The Price of Children

The US government calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle-income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn’t even touch college tuition. But $160,140 isn’t so bad if you break it down. It translates into $8,896.66 a year, $741.38 a month, or $171.08 a week. That’s a mere $24.24 …

Ten Signs of a Frustrated Mother

  1. Your children know how to read HTML code but can’t operate a vacuum cleaner.
  2. Your children tell you that you said “yes” and you don’t even remember the question.
  3. You go to the grocery store and find yourself having a good time.
  4. Your husband asks how your day went and you rate it on a scale of 1-10 repeats of

Job Description for Mothers

“Mother of all jobs”

An exhilaratively exhausting profession, exceedingly rewarding and exhaustively expensive. Guarantees educational and medical debts.

The work hours require 24 hour-a-day, seven day a week attention with unexplained and unprogrammed emergency calls. Warning: occupationally hazardous to your health, lasting a lifetime. No previous experience needed.

Apply at the labor department, Ob-gyn ward of the hospital of your …

Angel

Once upon a time, there was a child ready to be born. She asked God, “They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?”

God replied, “Among the many angels, I chose one for you. She will be >waiting for you and will take care of …