IJMC - What I Should Have Learned?

It's been said that it's amazing what kids can teach us. I'd say it's the 
other way around; it's amazing how much we take kids for granted. It's 
amazing how much we don't learn from kids. The youth group I led got into 
a pinecone fight a few weeks ago. I thought it was beautiful that when a 
younger girl walked through the battlefield, the fight paused. Wouldn't 
it be great if all it took was one little child to stop any of man's big 
wars?                                                               -dave





                       I'VE LEARNED...

   I've learned that my daddy can say a lot of words I can't.
       --- age 8

   I've learned that if you spread the peas out on your plate
   it looks like you ate more. --- age 6

   I've learned that just when I get my room the way I like it
   mom makes me clean it up. ---- age 13

   I've learned that you can be in love with four girls at
   the same time. --age 9

   I've learned that you can't hide a piece of broccoli in a
   glass of milk. ---age 7

   I've learned that if you laugh and drink soda pop at the same
   time, it will come out your nose. --- age 7

   I've learned that when mommy and daddy shout at each other
   it scares me. ---age 5

   I've learned that when daddy kisses me in the mornings he
   smells like a piece of Jolly Rancher candy.  ---age 10

   I've learned that when I eat fish sticks, They help me swim
   faster because they're fish. ---age 7

   I've learned that when  I wave at people in the country
   they stop what they're doing and wave back.  ---age 9

   I've learned that when I grow up, I'm going to be an artist.
   It's in my blood. --- age 8

   I've learned that you can't judge boys by the way they look.
   --age 12

   I've learned that if you want to cheer yourself up, you
   should try cheering someone else up.  ---age 13

   I've learned that you should never jump out of a second
   story window using a sheet for a parachute.---age 10

   I've learned that parents are very hard to live with.
   ---age 12

   I've learned that sometimes the tooth fairy doesn't always
   come. Sometimes he's broke.--- age 8

   I've learned that if you talk too long on the phone with a
   girl, your parents suspect something is going on. --- age 11

   I've learned that girls sweat just as much as boys. --- age 11

   I've learned that when wearing suspenders with one strap down,
   you need to be careful going to the bathroom. --- age 10

   I've learned if you put a June bug down a girls dress, she
   goes crazy. ---age 6

   I've learned that it always makes me feel good to see my parents
   holding hands. --- age 13

   I've learned that you shouldn't confuse a black crayon with a
   Tootsie Roll. --- age 10

   I've learned that I would like to be a horse and live on a
   ranch, if only cowboys didn't wear spurs.  ---age 8

   I've learned that I like my teacher because she cries when we
   sing "Silent Night".  --- age 7

   I've learned that sometimes I don't like to play ball with
   daddy because he gets mad when I drop the ball. --- age 10

   I've learned that milk helps keep your bones from bending over.
    ---age 7

   I've learned that the teacher always calls on me the time I
   don't know the answer. --- age 9

   I've learned how to hold animals without killing them.--- age 5

   I've learned  that when you have three of your wild friends
   in the car the driver freaks. --- age 9

   I've learned that gold fish don't like jello.  ---age 5

   I've learned that you should say your prayers every night.
   ---age 9

   I've learned that the older I get the less attention I get.
   ---age 6

   I've learned that sometimes my mother laughs so hard that
   she snorts. ---age 7