This was posted at Just Thinkin’ and had me in stitches, I just had to repost here. With life’s pressures and struggles, we need to be able to see the humor in it all.
GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:
1. No matter how hard you try, you can’t baptize cats.
2. When your Mum is mad at your Dad, don’t let her brush your hair.
3. If your sister hits you, don’t hit her back. They always catch
the second person.
4. Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.
5. You can’t trust dogs to watch your food.
6. Don’t sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.
7. Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.
8. You can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
9. Don’t wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.
10. The best place to be when you’re sad is Grandpa’s lap.
GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:
1. Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree.
2. Wrinkles don’t hurt.
3) Families are like fudge…mostly sweet, with a few nuts.
4. Today’s mighty oak is just yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
5. Laughing is good exercise. It’s like jogging on the inside.
6. Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the
toy.
GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD
1. Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
2. Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
3. When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you’re
down there.
4. You’re getting old when you get the same sensation from a
rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.
5. It’s frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody
bothers to ask you the questions.
6. Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician.
7. Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.
THE FOUR STAGES OF LIFE:
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You believe in Santa Claus.
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You don’t believe in Santa Claus.
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You are Santa Claus.
- You look like Santa Claus.
SUCCESS:
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At age 4 success is…not piddling in your pants.
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At age 12 success is…having friends.
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At age 17 success is…having a drivers license.
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At age 35 success is…having money.
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At age 50 success is…having more money.
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At age 70 success is…having a drivers license.
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At age 75 success is…having friends.
- At age 80 success is…not piddling in your pants.
4 Comments
January 27, 2007 at 8:24 am
Hey Jun,
I appreciate the link to the article. Nice to see something I posted appreciated once in awhile although I just blog for the enjoyment of writing.
Feel free to stop by anytime and now that I know you’re here, I’ll wander by now and then to see if you’ve gotten anywhere with getting the general public more “health conscience” about taking care of their teeth.
I don’t know how medical treatment of any kind is handled down where you are but here in the states, medical and dental care is so unbelievably expensive that most people without medical insurance that covers dental as well simply cannot afford to go to the dentist at all–even for a simple extraction which usually costs $115.00 to $150.00 per extraction. Even those with dental insurance will avoid going for more than a regular check up or a simple extraction since dental insurance only normally covers up to 50% of the bill and very often the bill totals several thousand dollars. Frustrating for all concerned as you might imagine.
Good luck to you.
January 27, 2007 at 9:57 pm
Dental services here are expensive for many people, particularly those in the provincial/rural areas and the urban poor. But not as steep as in the US though, like you describe. There’s also the problem of access to care since majority of clinics are in urban centers. There are dentists in the government service, but can only do a limited number of services given their budget. And people have to wait for these free dental visits which come few and far between.
Dental care is not covered in health insurance (to my knowledge), so people have to pay from out of their own pockets if they opt to go to a private practitioner. There are Health Maintenance Organizations which make it more affordable, but they cover only the very basics like oral prophylaxis, temporary fillings and simple extractions. And not many dentists are interested in it.
Given this setup, the best thing to do is to raise public awareness about prevention of disease, and try to correct impressions about dentists and dentistry.
Thanks for dropping by, too.
January 31, 2007 at 7:42 am
I have nothing to say about medical care or how it’s delivered, but I did appreciate the humor of these little gems, particularly the Santa and Success lists, which I can already hear myself repeating.
January 31, 2007 at 11:13 am
Haha! The previous poster, Kirk M, was referring to an article I made on oral health care in the Philippines.
Although I’m yet halfway through the success list, I can very much relate with the later half, seeing them happening to the old folks at home.