Category: Life with Children

Charley had a cousin who’d believe most anything. He convinced him that his frog could fly and that his dog could sing. The most fun Charley had was to make his cousin cry, So Charley stopped at nothing; he’d even tell a lie. Charley’s dad was the pastor of the biggest church in town. He […]

The excitement that my grandson brought, was about the fish that he had caught. He spread his hands out, oh so wide, at least three feet from side to side. I smiled because of what I know, that’s bigger than a perch can grow. He said as he went out the door, “That’s just how […]

The first day of school and they all wore their names On a tag that was pinned to each shirt. Their mothers saw to it that they wore their best And their faces were washed clean of dirt. As they boarded the bus the driver would write On the back of each name tag, a […]

When I watched the Nature Channel, Some things I never understood; Like, why some monkeys have no tails And why a cobra has a hood. Why some smart chimps can’t learn to talk And why some beetles live on dung. But most of all I wondered why An animal would eat its young. My kids […]

It was a very preppy school Where wealthy parents sent their girls, Who were their fathers’ source of pride And were their mothers’ little pearls. The school walls were ivy covered. The park like grounds showed tender care, The janitor was justly proud Of all the work that he did there. Now all the bathroom […]