[One of my =
favorite comic strip creators, Bill Keane, often showed that he knew =
what life with children was really like. His strip, The Family Circus, =
centered on a couple with four young children. In last =
Sunday’s paper were a couple more about parenting and made me =
research out a few of his “best”. Then added a bunch =
of my own.]
It’s =
apparent I’m a parent when… all I have to offer a visitor at =
my house is graham crackers and a juice box.
It’s =
apparent I’m a parent when… I find the only hanky I’ve =
brought for the evening has Dora the Explorer printed on =
it.
It’s =
apparent I’m a parent when… I can quickly browse through =
racks of Star Wars and Cars 2 toys knowing who we have at home and who =
we are desperately looking for.
It’s =
apparent I’m a parent when… my wife and I know if it’s =
going to be Steve or Joe as the host of Blue’s Clues just by the =
first five seconds of the opening song.
It’s =
apparent I’m a parent when… the most I will do to the driver =
who just cut me off is to briefly beep, because I have children in the =
back seat who will mimic any foul language and =
gestures.
It’s =
apparent I’m a parent when… my purse contains lone Cheerios, =
Goldfish, and those pesky straw coverings from juice =
boxes.
It’s =
apparent I’m a parent when… all the ads coming up on my =
Facebook page are for toys.
It’s =
apparent I’m a parent when… I can tell you when story time =
is at the public library.
It’s =
apparent I’m a parent when… 9:30 rolls around each night and =
my wife and I are ready to sleep.
It’s =
apparent I’m a parent when… the most cherished Christmas =
tree decoration is a fragment of a 40 year old green and purple =
construction paper chain.
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Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] www.grif.net =
"Jesus Knows Me, This I =
Love!"