THE PERFECT PICTURE
When you THINK you have had a bad day, remember this one from a young
mother..."I was taking a shower when my 2-year-old son came into the
bathroom and wrapped himself in toilet paper. Although he made a mess,
he looked adorable, so I ran for my camera and took a few shots. They
came out so well that I had copies made and included one with each of our
Christmas cards. Days later, a relative called about the picture,
laughing
hysterically and suggesting I take a closer look. Puzzled, I stared at
the photo
and was shocked to discover that in addition to my son, I had captured my
reflection in the mirror-wearing nothing but a camera!

MY FOOTSTEPS?
An acquaintance of mine who is a physician told this story about her
then-four-year-old daughter. On the way to preschool, the doctor had
left her stethoscope on the car seat, and her little girl picked it up
and
began playing with it. Be still, my heart, thought my friend, my daughter
wants to follow in my footsteps! Then the child spoke into the
instrument: "Welcome to McDonald's. May I take your order?"

A WISE LITTLE GIRL
A certain little girl, when asked her name, would reply, "I'm Mr.
Sugarbrown's
daughter." Her mother told her this was wrong, she must say, "I'm Jane
Sugarbrown."
The Vicar spoke to her in Sunday School and said, "Aren't you Mr.
Sugarbrown's
daughter?" She replied, "I thought I was, but mother says I'm not."

TOO ROUGH
A little girl asked her mother, "Can I go outside and play with the
boys?"
Her mother replied, "No, you can't play with the boys, they're too rough.
The little girl thought about it for a few moments, and asked, "If I can
find a smooth one, can I play with him?"

THUMB SUCKING
A boy had reached four without giving up the habit of sucking his thumb,
though his mother had tried everything from bribery, to reasoning to
painting it with lemon juice to discourage the habit. Finally she
tried threats, warning her son that, "If you don't stop sucking your
thumb,
your stomach is going to blow up like a balloon." Later that day, walking
in the park, mother and son saw a pregnant woman sitting on a bench.
The four-year-old considered her gravely for a minute, then spoke to her
saying, "Uh-oh .. I know what you've been doing."

THE LORD'S PRAYER
A mother was teaching her 3-year-old the Lord's prayer. For several
evenings at bedtime she repeated it after her mother. One night she
said she was ready to solo. The mother listened with pride as she
carefully enunciated each word, right up to the end of the prayer. "Lead
us not into temptation", she prayed, "but deliver us some e-mail, Amen."

SO KEEP THE SINGING DOWN, OK?
A Sunday school teacher asked her little children, as they were on the
way to church service, "And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?"
One bright little girl replied, "Because people are sleeping."