Real Cute~"The Cost Of Children"~

[Believe51]

HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS FULLY< IT IS CUTE

The Price of Children

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

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140.00 for a middle income family. Talk about price shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.

But $160,140.00 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:

> * $8,896.66 a year,
> * $741.38 a month, or
> * $171.08 a week.
> * That's a mere $24.24 a day!
> * Just over a dollar an hour.

Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be 'rich.' Actually, it is just the opposite.

What do you get for your $160,140.00?

* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles and flying kites.
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what
the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.


For $160,140.00, you never have to grow up. You get to:

* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins
* catch lightning bugs, and
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.

You have an excuse to:

* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh.
* watch Saturday morning cartoons.
* go to Disney movies, and wish on stars.
* You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect!
* Spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas.
* hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.

For a mere $24.24 a day, there is no greater bang for your buck. You get to be a hero just for:

* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof.
* taking the training wheels off a bike.
* removing a splinter.
* filling a wading pool.
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs.
* coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.


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

* You get to be immortal.
* You get another branch added to your family tree and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren.
* You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications,
and human sexuality that no college can match.
* In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God.
* You have all the power to heal a boo-boo.
* Scare away the monsters under the bed.
* Patch a broken heart.
* Police a slumber party.
* Ground them forever, and love them without limits, so one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost. That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!!

Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren & great-grandchildren !!!!!!! It's the best investment you'll make!

[NanaKaren]

Marie, I loved the "cost of children". I sent it to my daughter in Alaska who has four children. She liked it so much she just had to print it out. Thanks for putting a big smile on our faces.

[lizm100]

Having 3 children; each being 5 years apart, I am going through many different stages at once. It's alot of fun and rewarding.

I also copied/ pasted and sent out to many of my friends. Most of which work in pediatrics and have children of their own. They will truly enjoy it. This should also be given out to first time parents.

Thank you for sharing :+).

[Jackie07]

Yah, this posting is going to spread like virus... A good kind of virus...

Nanakaren, did you see the birthday wish thread for you on the 18th? There were the three of us, plus Sheila's husband. The Age of Aquarius, no doubt.

[NanaKaren]

Jackie,
Yes, I saw the birthday wishes. It makes me happy to know I have such awesome birthmates including both of Sheila's husbands. Ha!!!