20 YEARS AGO...
Apparently, as I recall, I wrote Thou Shalt Not Whine: The Eleventh Commandment long ago.
Chapter One was about children whining.
Chapter Two was about teenagers whining.
And Chapter Three is about parents whining.
Because eventually, I had to investigate where the children caught this whining disease.
It was us.
No surprise there.
Parents and whining go together like babies and binkies.
#1 Money
#2 Children at Home
#3 Children Away from Home
#4 Jobs
#5 Fighting
#6 Discipline
#7 Whining
#8 Teenagers’ Driving
#9 Kids’ Friends
#10 Vacations
Parenthood: that state of being better chaperoned than you were before marriage.
Marcelene Cox
Once you sign up for the Parenthood Plan, there are no vacations, no cancellation clause, and absolutely no refunds.
You can’t even fake your own death.
The children will still come to the funeral and ask:
“What are we doing with Mom’s stuff?”
#1 Money
#2 Children at Home
#3 Children Away from Home
#4 Jobs
#5 Fighting
#6 Discipline
#7 Whining
#8 Teenagers’ Driving
#9 Kids’ Friends
#10 Vacations
Parenthood: that state of being better chaperoned than you were before marriage.
Marcelene Cox
