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The Price of A Child
[FONT=Comic Sans MS]The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 to be[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]$160,140 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition. [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into: [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]* $8,896.66 a year, or[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]* $741.38 a month, or [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]
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[/FONT][FONT=Com ic Sans MS]* $171.08 a week. [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]
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[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]* That's a mere $24.24 a day!
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[/FONT][FONT=Arial][FONT=Arial]* Just over a dollar an hour. [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Still, you might think the best financial advice is "if you want to be 'rich', [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]don't have children. [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Actually, it is just the opposite.
What do you get for your $160,140? [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles 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, flying kites
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or
how your stocks performed that day [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]For $160,140, you never have to grow up. [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs, and
* never stop believing in Santa Claus. [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]You have an excuse to:
* keep reading[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]"The Adventures of Piglet and Pooh"[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS],
* watch Saturday morning cartoons,
* go to Disney movies,
and
* wish upon a star.[/FONT][FONT=Arial][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Comi c Sans MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]You also[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]get to:
*[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets,
and collect:
*[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas,
* hand prints set in clay or Mother's Day, and
* cards with backward letters for Father's Day. [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]For $160,140, there is no bigger 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, and
* coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless. [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sa ns MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]You get a front row seat to history to witness history:
* her[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]first step,
* his[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]first word,
* her first bra,
* his first date, and
* their first time behind the wheel. [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sa ns MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]You get to be immortal. [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky,
a long list of limbs called grandchildren and great grandchildren in your obituary
You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and
human sexuality that no college can match. [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]You have the power to:[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]* 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...[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]so[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]that one day they, like you, will love without counting the cost.
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[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]That is quite a deal for the price! [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]
[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Love &[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]enjoy your children &[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS]grandchildren![/FONT][FONT=Arial][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/FONT]
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