Category: Life with Children

I like to have neighborhood parties Celebrating my children’s birthdays. It’s not just for the kids’ benefit… Even though they’re my little sunrays. I like to have neighborhood parties, Or to have neighbors’ kids here to dine, Just to prove to myself there’re people Who have kids who are much worse than mine. Some parents […]

God bless my mommy And bless Daddy too. Bless all of the animals That live in the zoo. God bless Bobby Joe, Bless my new friend Ruth. And please tell the Tooth Fairy About my loose tooth.

He came running from the kitchen His index finger for a gun. “Bang! Bang! Bang! You’re dead, Uncle Ron!” He shouted back, still on the run. “Never point a gun at people, Just shoot monsters,” Uncle Ron said. “Okay, play like you’re a monster. Bang! Bang! Now play like you are dead.”

Every year she sent them presents But never once received a thank you. If she asked, they’d say, “I got it”, Or, “Oh, I really thought you knew.” So, last year she sent them money But still she got not one response. This year, instead she sent them checks, Which quickly cured their nonchalance. Knowing […]

“Dad, I’ll mow the lawn And clean the garage, If you’ll let me have Grandmother’s old Dodge.” “You think you deserve Your own set of wheels? Go get a hair cut, Before you make deals.” “Jesus and Samson Both had long hair, To make me cut mine Is not being fair.” “The way they wore […]