I think I've told you the story of the mother who was trying desperately to get her son out of bed, to get him up and ready for church on Sunday morning. None of you parents have that problem with your children, do you?

The mother threatened, begged, cajoled -- but to no avail.

"Come on, Son, she pleaded. Why don't you want to go?"

"I'll give you three reasons, he said. One, the people down there aren't friendly. Two -- they don't like me, and three, they don't listen to what I have to say."

Parents, have you heard those excuses?

"That's three reasons why I shouldn't go," the son said, "now you give me three reasons why I should."

"All right," the mother said. "One, the people would be friendly to you if you would be nice to them."

"Two, you are 40 years old, and the people don't ha…