Category: Life with Children

Everybody liked to tease Little Sam about his freckles; They liked to call him names Like Little Sammy Speckles. His Grandma saw him crying And asked why he was sad; He told her how the children Were teasing him so bad. She said, “I love your freckles. Each one’s a beauty spot. God loved you […]

My neighbor said she’d found a way Of getting her son out of bed, To get him up to go to school Had been like waking up the dead. Now he gets up at her first call, I asked her how she managed that. “He always sleeps with his big dog I just throw in […]

We took our Tommy to Sea World To see Shamu the Killer Whale, But little Tommy read a sign That caused his face to turn quite pale. He put up such a screaming fit And then refused to go inside. He pointed to the sign he’d read, His face was pale, his eyes quite wide. […]

A birdie knocks on Daddy’s window Every single day. Daddy always goes outside To shoosh the bird away. He even put a plastic owl Outside upon the deck. Daddy said that he would like To wring the birdie’s neck. I think the neck’s a silly place For a bird to wear a ring. ‘Cause it […]

“Don’t let me be tardy for Sunday school.” She prayed while skipping along. “I know I slept a little bit late But I didn’t mean anything wrong I’m wearing my best to go to your house And I meant to get up before eight But if you would help me just one little bit I […]