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Census | Children | Humor | Love | Mother | Mothers | Names | Population | Technology | Value

NAMES OR NUMBERS A census taker stopped at the door of a woman who had six children. He asked her how many children she had. She began to name each […]

Age | Child | Children | Glasses | Humor | Mother | Mothers | Perspective | Understanding

IDENTICAL SQUIRRELS A little girl and her mother were watching two squirrels play: “Mommy, those two squirrels look just alike. They could be twins.” The mother agreed. “Or they could

Adversity | Child | Children | Humor | Indigestion | Opportunity | Stress | Trial

A MAALOX MOMENT Good old Mr. Wilson is sitting in his chair reading the newspaper. Mrs. Wilson is looking out the window as Dennis the Menace walks past the house.

Child | Children | Family | Humor | Labor | Parenting | Servanthood

CLEANING HOUSES WITH CHILDREN Cleaning a house with children is like shoveling snow while it’s still snowing.

Burden | Family | Humor | Labor | Parents | Teens | Work | Youth

THEY JUST DON’T WORK THAT WELL A teenage fellow was working on his car and just could not get it to work. His father patted him on the back and

Challenges | Communication | Humor | Opportunity | Preaching | Sermons | Speeches | Trial | Trials

MOST CHALLENGING MESSAGE In a recent cartoon, a tourist is standing next to a Native American Indian who is sending smoke signals. The Indian is answering the tourist’s question: “The

Allowance | Failure | Father | Forgetfulness | Humor | Memory | Money | Responsibility

GUILTY OF DELINQUENCY Father Story # 1: A dad routinely dispensed his daughter’s allowance every Sunday night. She knew where to find it when she got up on Monday morning.

Anger | Dislike | Family | Father | Fathers | Fear | Hatred | Humor | Regret

A PATERNAL MISTAKE Father Story # 2: I heard of a father who, under the pressure of unreasonably heavy outside demands, became so rude toward his family that they dreaded

Birth | Family | Father | Fathers | Humor | Opportunity | Pregnancy | Responsibility | Time

NOT TIME YET Father Story # 3: There are many unbelievable things about fatherhood. Even for the most prepared papa, the very event of becoming a dad itself can bring

Children | Fair | Family | Humor | Justice | Parents | Self | Selfishness | Unfair

UNFAIR IN MY FAVOR Calvin is arguing with his Father about going to bed. “Why can’t I stay up late? You guys can. IT’S NOT FAIR!” Dad looks down and

Child | Children | Gift | Giving | Humor | Joy | Offering | Self

A CHEERFUL-ER GIVER A six year old girl insisted that as a new first grader, she should be allowed to take part in the offering and put something in the

Criticism | Failure | Humor | Judgment | Mistakes | Perspective

DEAR DOBONSON “Dear Dobonson: You are a mean and curle thing. You and your dumb sayings whon’t take you to heaven. Kids don’t like wippens.” Taken from a letter written

Appearance | Differences | Father | Fathers | Hair | Humor | Opportunity | Preferences | Teens | Youth

CAPTURE THE MOMENT Recently a teenage boy was rushed to the hospital with appendicitis. Surgery had been scheduled, so it was puzzling when the boy’s father asked the surgeon if

Children | Communication | Fathers | Humor | Lord’s Prayer | Prayer | Television | Understanding

OUR FATHER ART DOWNSTAIRS From The Family Circus Cartoon, the little girl was praying. Her little brother ran toward her saying, “No, Dolly, OUR FATHER ART downstairs watching TV.” From

Children | Confession | Forgiveness | Humor | Prayer

CRIMINAL-KID’S PRAYER Dennis the Menace is kneeling at his bedside, hands folded, his eyes looking toward heaven. With an imploring look on his face he prays, “I’m here to turn

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Child | Children | Discipline | Family | Guilt | Humor | Parents | Trial

TEENAGE TERRORISM Here’s a great way for you kids to turn the tables on your frustrated parents the next time you get in trouble. Just ask your parents this question:

Baseball | Children | Defeat | Disappointment | Discouragement | Failure | Humor | Losers | Sports

T-BALL STRIKEOUT Gladys Thronapple is fixing lunch when in walks her son, Wilberforce, all decked out in his baseball outfit. Mom asks, “How did Little League go?” Wilberforce growls, “Terrible.

Children | Family | Finances | Humor | Memory | Money | Parents | Remembering

PHOTO FINISHES Parents: People who have pictures in their wallets where money used to be. From the bulletin of the Rotary Club of Grand Forks, North Dakota

Comparison | Conviction | Failure | Humor | Introspection | Preaching | Sermons | Value

A GOOD SERMON The average man’s idea of a good sermon is one that goes over his head and hits a neighbor. As quoted by Ben Holden

Accidents | Caution | Communication | Failure | Humor | Understanding | Warning | Warnings

DUCK TURKEY The man on the scaffold was painting the building when he dropped his paint brush. As he leaned over the rail to watch his brush fall, he yelled,