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Skriven 2006-09-21 09:39:17 av Roy Witt (1:397/22)
  Kommentar till text 39325 av BEN RITCHEY (1:393/68)
Ärende: Fwd: The Cost and Return on Children
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21 Sep 06 00:10, BEN RITCHEY wrote to ALL:


I KNOW that my kids didn't cost that much. Of course, inflation when they
were finally grown up wasn't what it is today. In any case, they were and
still are priceless.

 BR> * Forwarded from NETMAIL
 BR> *  Deborah R. Mahony to Ben Ritchey
 BR> *   on Wednesday  20 Sep 2006  263 at 09:31 PM

 BR>  =-=-=-=-=-=-= Original message BEGINs here: =-=-=-=-=-=-=

 BR> * The Price of Children *

 BR> *This is just too good not to pass on to all. Something absolutely
 BR> positive for a change. I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the
 BR> cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the
 BR> rewards listed this way. It's nice. *

 BR> *The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from
 BR> birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family.
 BR> Talk about sticker shock!  That doesn't even touch college tuition. *

 BR> *But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:
 BR> * ** $8,896.66 a year, * ** $741.38 a month, or * $171.08 a week. *
 BR> ** That's a mere $24.24 a day! * ** Just over a dollar an hour. *

 BR> *Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have
 BR> children if you want to be "rich."   Actually, it is just the
 BR> opposite. What do you get for your $160,140? * Naming rights. First,
 BR> middle, and last! * ** Glimpses of God every day. * Giggles under the
 BR> covers every night. * ** More love than your heart can hold. * **
 BR> Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs. * ** Endless wonder over rocks,
 BR> ants, clouds, and warm cookies. * ** A hand to hold, usually covered
 BR> with jelly or chocolate. * ** A partner for blowing bubbles, flying
 BR> kites * ** Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the
 BR> boss said or how your stocks performed that day. *

 BR> *For $160,140, you never have to grow up. You get to: *
 BR> ** finger-paint,
 BR> * carve pumpkins, *
 BR> ** play hide-and-seek, *
 BR> ** catch lightning bugs, and *
 BR> ** never stop believing in Santa Claus. *

 BR> *You have an excuse to:
 BR> * keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh, *
 BR> ** watching Saturday morning cartoons, *
 BR> ** going to Disney movies, and *
 BR> ** wishing on stars. *
 BR> ** You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator
 BR> magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand
 BR> prints set in clay or Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters
 BR> for Father's Day. *

 BR> *For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck. You get to be
 BR> a hero just for: * retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof, * **
 BR> taking the training wheels off a bike, * ** removing a splinter, * **
 BR> filling a wading pool, * ** coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and
 BR> coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to
 BR> ice cream regardless. *

 BR> *You get a front row seat to history to witness the:
 BR> * first step, *
 BR> ** first word, *
 BR> ** first bra, *
 BR> ** first date, and *
 BR> ** first time behind the wheel. *

 BR> *You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family
 BR> tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary
 BR> called grandchildren and great grand children. You get an education
 BR> in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human
 BR> sexuality that no college can match. *

 BR> *In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have
 BR> all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the
 BR> bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them
 BR> forever, and love them without limits, So . one day they will like
 BR> you, love without counting the cost. That is quite a deal for the
 BR> price! *

 BR> *Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren!! *

 BR> --
 BR> Be well    :^)

 BR>  : Ben   aka cMech    http://benritchey.net
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