The time I dread most came around again, and I found myself at the doctor's office awaiting vaccination shots for Chloe.

Amy normally lets me handle these doctor visits alone. But this time, much to my surprise, Amy met us at the doctor's office.

Chloe and I were already in the room. I was holding Chloe so she could look out the window when Amy came in. Chloe reached out for her mommy, so I handed her over. Just as soon as she was in Amy's arms, we heard something.

How do I say this delicately? There was the sound of ... thunder from down under. I looked at Chloe with a grin on my face and said, "My goodness! What in the world was that?" Without missing a beat, Chloe looked me right in the eye, pointed to the back of her diaper and in all seriousness said, "Fwog."

Amy and I were still wiping tears of laughter from our eyes when the doctor came in.

Chloe isn't the first to lay the blame for her actions on something - or someone - else. In fact, blaming others has a long and (not so) distinguished history. The first occurrence we find involves Adam and Eve. In Genesis chapter three, there's a lot of blame-laying and finger-pointing going on.

In Genesis chapter two, God told Adam and Eve not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (verse 17). Shortly thereafter, along came the serpent and he deceived Eve. Eve ate from the tree, then she took the fruit to Adam and he ate it, too (Genesis 3:6).

Later on, when God was walking in the garden, Adam and Eve hid from him. They told God they hid because they were naked and ashamed. When God asked them if they'd eaten from the tree that he commanded them not to eat from, that's when they started blaming everyone else for their actions. Eve blamed the serpent (Genesis 3:13). Adam blamed both Eve and God (Genesis 3:12). Strangely enough, the only one who didn't blame another was the serpent!

In the end, none of their finger-pointing did any good. When it was all said and done, each one of them had to face the consequences of their own actions. That's just the way it is.

Chloe can blame the noise in her diaper on frogs all she wants to. However, Amy and I know the truth. You can blame your problems and misdeeds on the people or situations around you, but guess what? Your heavenly father knows the truth.

Parrish Myers is pastor of Pine Crest Baptist Church in Gainesville. His column runs every other week in Sunday Life.