Some churches provide donuts after Mass for parishioners to munch while they mingle. This is a great bribery tool for parents who want their children to behave well at church. One son drew his Mother’s attention to his folded hands during Mass, saying “Look, Mom, donut hands!”
And here’s a little something from a friend of mine who teaches religion. This is CLASSIC!
I had my students do a journal entry for Isaac when he was going to be sacrificed by Abraham. Here is the end of one girl’s entry:
“….We sacrificed a ram instead. Then we went home, and as we were walking, my father said to me,
‘Isaac…’
‘Yes father, I am here.’
‘Don’t tell your mother.'”
Motherhood and Martial Arts 
Haha, I love THAT! “Don’t tell your mother”. Reminds me of my son a while ago, for homework for their religious studies class at school they had to write a letter as if it was one wise man writing it to another after they had visited baby Jesus, and my son’s letter really made me laugh, I can’t remember it all, but it had phrases like “What were you thinking bringing myrrh to a baby!”.
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Haha! That totally made me LOL. Your son is a gem!
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Out of the mouths of babes, all of these are priceless! The next time I look at our dogs “sitting pretty” for a treat, I’ll think “treat hands”.
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Haha. Or rather “treat paws.” 😛
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That’s funny! Rather, they get a glazed over look on their faces when they see us reaching for the treat jar, and it’s kinda like “gimme gimme gimme!”
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That’s sort of like me when I hear my husband open the freezer. I’m like “ice cream ice cream ice cream!”
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Ha, yes, there are some things perhaps mother shouldn’t know. 🙂
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Makes me wonder what we, as mothers, don’t know. {shudder}
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Plenty, I’m sure…
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I would suspect for you more so than me. For now.
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Double shudder.
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🙂
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mmmm, Donuts….
Lutherans are the same way, if we want to get everyone together, feed them first..
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Food does make the world go round. And donuts are round. Coincidence? I think not!
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And donut churches, are good churches. I’m for it. I have a friend who goes to Panera Church. I was thinking of going to Panera Church, for the free Panera, of course, but the early hour and stuffing the children into nice clothing made the Panera less worth it.
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Wow. A Panera church. Swank!
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Totally. I would’ve gone, too, if I weren’t so lazy.
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Laziness is a powerful motivator.
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I tried the post-church treat bribery once… but it just made my kid talk loudly about treats throughout Mass. Sigh.
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Haha! Part of the rules should be “no talking about the treats during Mass.” Ah, kids.
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The story about Isaac – priceless!
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Isn’t it though! What a creative student!
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“Don’t tell your mother” is priceless. 🙂 What a wonderful insight into a child’s view of the adult world!
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I’m totally teaching my kids about “donut hands!” LOL
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I hear it works! Sort of. 😉
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