A co-worker of mine forwarded this email to me. It quotes a government study saying that the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 is $160,140 for a middle income family - not including college expenses. The rest of the email goes on to describe all the great things that you get for that $160,140 per child. One interesting excerpt is:
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.
Especially with little kids, it is pretty amazing how a hug and kiss can make so many things right for them - whether it's a bump on the head or a broken toy. It won't last forever, but for now, I guess I really am right up there under God for them. Then one day, as GC once told me, the kids will discover that I'm not perfect and will decide that I don't really know anything.
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My therapist was telling me about a psychological phenomenon called "transference" in which people associates certain aspects of their relationships with their fathers with their relationships with God. For example, if your father was demanding and hard to please, you'll assume that God is demanding and hard to please. Conversely, if your father was compassionate and supportive, you'll assume God is compassionate and supportive. Hopefully my kids will have some positive associations with God based on positive associations with me.
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