My 2 Year Old & Original Sin

As has been said, there is at least one empirically verifiable doctrine: original sin. Those who claim that human nature is basically pure and good are either deluded or have never had kids. I love my 2 year old to death, but the lil' dude clearly has a hard heart. As Luther would say, he is curved in on himself.

We recently went to the doctor for his 2 year check up, and they distributed paperwork that outlined various things we should be experiencing and other things we should expect. Here is a sample:

Emotional Development 

• Gets upset and impatient easily. 
• Shows anger by crying or striking out. 
• Gets frustrated when not understood. 
• Wants own way. 
• May assert self by saying “no”. 
• Goes back to acting like a baby at times. 
• Is upset when daily routine changes. 
• Has sharp mood changes. 

Social Development

• Does not share. 
• Claims everything is “mine”. 
• May scratch, hit bite, and push other children.

Mental Development  

•  “Likes to “do-it-myself”. 
• Cannot be reasoned with much of the time.

If we are honest, we all share these attitudes all too often.