>One day, a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the
>dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother
had
>several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast of her
>brunette head. "Why are some of your hairs white, Mom?" she
asks.
>Her mother replied, "Well, every time you do something wrong and
>make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white." The little
>girl thought about this awhile, then asked, "So how come ALL of
>Grandma's hairs are white?"
>
>For weeks, a six-year old lad kept telling his first-grade teacher
>about the baby brother or sister that was expected at his house.
One
>day the mother allowed the boy to feel the movements of the unborn
>child. The six-year old was obviously impressed, but made no
>comment. Furthermore, he stopped telling his teacher about the
>impending event. The teacher finally sat the boy on her lap and
>said, "Tommy, whatever has become of that baby brother or sister
you
>were expecting at home?" Tommy burst into tears and confessed, "I
>think Mommy ate it!"