I have exorciiiiised the demons

I have exorciiiiised the demons!

Ok so maybe it was not demons and I really haven't been working out lately, but it is truly amazing to recognize the sin nature in my 3.5 and 1 year old daughters.

My 3.5 year old has already learned how to work the system. She comes to me asks me for something I say no and then she runs and asks mommy. Then she comes back to me crying saying that mommy said she couldn't have what I already told her she could not have - so at least she tattles on herself. Or another thing she has learned to do is bring her request in such away that maybe she can trick us. This is what she does, "Mommy, Daddy I HAVE AN IDEA! Daddy why don't you go sit down over there and watch football and mommy and I will be over here in the kitchen and mommy will get me a chocolate". Wow the mind of a three year old. But here is the one that gets me the most. When she gets in trouble we will take her into her room and correct her. We will tell her what she did wrong and we will tell her what the right thing to do was. Then we will make her go ask for forgiveness. But for 1 year now she still has not been able to get this forgiveness thing right which is totally demonic (not really but). She comes out of her room and goes up to mommy and says "mommy I forgive you". We tell her no Cara that is not right say it right. She then throws herself to the ground upset and says "I can't I cant say it right." After working with her for several minutes we finally get her to say it right. If that aint the sin nature I don't know what is.

Speaking of sin nature my 1 year old is exhibiting hers as well. She now knows what she should and should'nt be getting into. So what she does is she sneakily moves over to the object or place she should not be and then looks back with a mischievous little grin on her face waits for us to say something and then pounces on the object before we can stop her. Then as we move her away from it she flails her legs and cries. The other day the kids were in the car and Cara says daddy Faith is teasing me. My wife replies Cara Faith is to young to tease you she does not know what she is doing. Just then I look back and there is Faith holding out one of Cara's toys to her and as soon as Cara would go to grab it Faith would yank it away so she could not get it and then start giggling - Ya right Faith is to young to tease! - HMMM

Thanks for listening
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PB