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I visited Kelly today at She-Power and discovered that it was her son’s 4th birthday. Like always, Kelly had a very nice quote to go along with her post.

“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.”- Angela Schwindt, Teacher and Author

I wished her son a happy birthday and I left her with my own personal quote. My quote is, “Children are God’s way of saying gotcha.”

Since Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden, God hasn’t stop playing a joke on humanity. And of course, his best practical joke is our children. If you are a parent then you know what I am talking about. But if you aren’t, here are 10 reasons why children are God’s way of saying gotcha.

1. Your own children will make you say things that you swear you will never say because your parents use to say them to you.

2. Did you ever think in your whole life that you will end up touching another person’s poop?

3. “Because I said so.” Do I need to elaborate on this one?

4. They take all of your money, but you don’t report them to the police and you will let them do it again and again.

5. They do something bad, like shave the neighbor’s cat, you get upset, you ground them until they’re 40, but you feel guilty and blame yourself for their actions.

6. They can hurt your feelings and disappoint you, but you always forgive them as fast as they can hurt your feelings and disappoint you again.

7. They crash your car that took you forever to pay off, but all you care about is if they are hurt or not. You don’t even think about the fact that your insurance premium is going to go up and that you’ll probably have to pay something extra after your deductibles.

8. “I have to go the bathroom.” They always seem to say this when you just pull-out of the drive way, during the best part of the movie, while the plane has just taken off, and when you are using the bathroom.

9. They know when, where, and how to make scene; at a store, at a restaurant, during mass, and at a funeral.

10. When you finally have alone time with your gorgeous wife and you are about to get your groove on, this is when they employ their perfect timing and ruin the mood.

I’m sure, my dear readers, that you have more to add to this list since we all have our own personal relationship with God and as a result, our experiences may differ from each other. Please post your list on the comment section so that my children, who are the biggest fans of this site, will see that their Daddy is not the only one who is a victim of God’s sense of humor.