One of the things that the boys are learning to do is get themselves out of bed every morning with out being woke up by us. They each have nice new alarm clocks, but they still have to be set and then turned on each night.
Jack does not want to comply, so it's gotten kind of frustrating to say the least. Mom decided that whatever brother got Jack up got paid 50 cents by Jack – it still didn't work, he just doled out the money each morning to his brothers.
So, it was time for a talk.
Mom said, "Jack, you need to learn how to do this because some day you are going to have a job and what do you think your boss is going to do if you show up to work late all the time?"
"Well...Well...I suppose I'll get fired..." he replied.
"Yes, that's right." Mom agreed. "What's going to happen when you get married and loose your job and as a result, you can't pay your bills? Where are you and your family going to live when they take your house away from you?"
"Well...Well...I suppose we could move back in here..." he finally said.
Let's just say that Jack got an ear-full, and for some reason he's starting to get up on his own now...
We all have to do things we don't want to do. We all have to be responsible with the things that God expects of us on our journey to grow up.
Come on, you don't need an ear full – you and I just need to grow up...
Love you...always,
