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Mon 5 May, 2003 09:39 am
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>GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE, THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:
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>1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats.
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>2) When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.
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>3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch
> the second person.
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>4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.
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>5) You can't trust dogs to watch your food.
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>6) Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.
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>7) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.
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>8) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
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>9) Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.
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>10) The best place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap.
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> GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE, THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:
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>1) Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-O to a tree.
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>2) Wrinkles don't hurt.
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>3) Families are like fudge . . . mostly sweet, with a few nuts.
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>4) Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
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>5) Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.
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>6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the joy.
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> GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD
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>1) Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
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>2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
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>3) When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're
> down there.
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>4) You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking
chair
> that you once got from a roller coaster.
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>5) Its frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers
> to ask you the questions.
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>6) Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.
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>7) Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.
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> THE FOUR STAGES OF LIFE:
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>
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>1) You believe in Santa Claus.
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>2) You don't believe in Santa Claus.
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>3) You are Santa Claus.
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>4) You look like Santa Claus.
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> SUCCESS:
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>At Age 4 success is . . . not peeing in your pants.
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>At Age 12 success is . . . having friends.
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>At Age 16 success is . ... having a drivers license.
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>At Age 20 success is . .. . having sex.
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>At Age 35 success is . .. . having money.
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>At Age 50 success is .. . . having money.
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>At Age 60 success is .. . .. having sex.
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>At Age 70 success is . .. . having a drivers license.
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>At Age 75 success is . . . having friends.
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>At Age 80 success is . . . not peeing in your pants.
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>Pass this on to someone who could use a laugh Always remember to forget
the
>troubles that pass your way BUT never forget to remember the blessings
that
>come each day.
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>Make love, not war. --Hell, do both, get married!
>
>===== "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
>moments that take our breath away.
Au--bravo!!
My kids learned almost all those lessons, sometimes with hilarious results; sometimes, adding to the white hairs that are multiplying so rapidly on my head.
The great truths about adulthood I learned long ago. Some of the great truths about growing old are coming to bear, but I cling to number one. It doesn't seem to matter how old I get, I feel great on the inside (the mirror can be a shocker).
Another one I live by is: "My goal in life is to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am."
Thanks for the smiles.
Diane
My biggest shock comes when I look in the mirror and do not recognize the face looking back.
Oh yes, me too, especially first thing in the morning! Ugh.