A priest at a parochial school, wanted to point out the proper behavior for church.  He was trying to elicit from the youngsters, rules that their parents might give before taking them to a nice restaurant.

“Don’t play with your food,” one second grader cited.

“Don’t be loud,” said another, and so on . . .

“And what rule do your parents give you before you go out to eat?” the priest inquired of one little boy.

Without batting an eye, the child replied, “Order something cheap.” (1)

Some of you with children can relate to those parents. It’s not easy being a parent. One of the issues that has to be dealt with in many families is that of sibling rivalry.  I read recently of a woman who came home from the hospital with her second baby. She hired Annie, a live-in nurse, to help out for the…