Great truths

joanlawson

Great truths adults have learned

1. Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a wall.
2. Wrinkles don't hurt.
3. Families are like fudge-mostly sweet with a few nuts.
4. Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
5. Laughing is good exercise-it's like jogging on the inside.
6. Middle age is when you choose your cereal for fibre, not for the toy.
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4 stages of life.
1. You believe in Santa.
2. You don't believe in Santa.
3. You are Santa.
4. You look like Santa.

Great truths children have learned

1. No matter how hard you try you can't capsize a cat.
2. When your Mum is cross with your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.
3. If your sister hits you don't hit her back-they always catch the second one.
4. Never ask your 4-year- old brother to hold a ripe tomato.
5. You can't trust a dog to watch your food.
6. Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.
7. Never hold a Dust-Buster and a kitten at the same time.
8. You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
9. Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.
10.The best place to be when you're sad is Grandma's lap.

Joan

dreamdaisy

Oh Joan, those have made me smile! Thank you. DD

joanlawson

Thanks, DD. They made me smile too. ( found them in the outer reaches of t'internet )

The third one for children reminded me of me and my sister when we were young. I was always in trouble :roll:

valval

some of these made me think how? why? but made me smile my cuddley gran was 300 miles away to far for sad cuddles the other was not a cuddley person :sad:
not sure mum ever gave us brockly she was of the mind if you do not like it do not eat it love her for that

joanlawson

Val, I hope that my grandchildren would agree with number10. They get lots of cuddles from me whether they are happy or sad.

We persuaded my grand-daughter to eat broccoli by telling her that they were tiny trees She looked at it differently then and ate it with no fuss.

valval

joanlawson wrote:

Val, I hope that my grandchildren would agree with number10. They get lots of cuddles from me whether they are happy or sad.

We persuaded my grand-daughter to eat broccoli by telling her that they were tiny trees She looked at it differently then and ate it with no fuss.

bro was trees caul trees with snow on worked with mine

tonesp

valval wrote:

joanlawson wrote:

Val, I hope that my grandchildren would agree with number10. They get lots of cuddles from me whether they are happy or sad.

We persuaded my grand-daughter to eat broccoli by telling her that they were tiny trees She looked at it differently then and ate it with no fuss.

bro was trees caul trees with snow on worked with mine

Try telling that to me I HATE BROCCOLI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!