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My wife and I inherited a bunch of children’s books from some friends a while back. In the midst of the stack was one book called Everyone Poops. The book was intended to show little kids that it isn’t weird or scary to go potty. Very cute book. Also full of defecation. It isn’t reading for the weak of heart or the full of stomach, but your kids will probably laugh all the way through it.
Last night I had to do a late run to Wal-Mart. As I was entering the store a woman and her two daughters were leaving. I heard them singing something together, and my heart leapt as I considered that maybe, just maybe, this woman was singing a catechism song with her daughters (I have quite an imagination!). I was, of course, disappointed, as I drew nearer to discover that this woman was not impressing on her daughters the importance of knowing the Lord, or reciting Scripture. Instead, they were singing a song by Katy Perry:
Cuz I am a champion / And you’re gonna hear me roar!
I know what you’re thinking: “defecation,” the music of Katy Perry… this is the part where Adam is going to tie it all together. You already see the connection. Well, hang in there a bit longer.
This woman and her daughters were singing an anthem of grrrll power. An ode to personal independence. A sugary, fist-pumping trip down pop music lane. As I walked past them, I chided myself for the initial flight of fancy that gave birth to this moment of disappointment. Cynicism is an infallible defense against disappointment, and I let myself slip. I’ve already decided not to make the same mistake twice. But what struck me, almost immediately, was the realization that Everyone Catechizes. This woman really was catechizing her daughters.
“You shall teach [God's words] to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise” (Deuteronomy 11:19).
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