tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528436106026850196.post7762370668953017522..comments2023-05-17T17:18:24.143+08:00Comments on Steeped in Hope: Belligerent ParentingRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553906012605473999noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528436106026850196.post-22029542294656066792012-08-29T23:51:57.505+08:002012-08-29T23:51:57.505+08:00Amen Sister!
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(ouch--contraction)Amen Sister!<br />Ev<br />(ouch--contraction)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528436106026850196.post-41406983906361546662012-08-28T23:15:17.355+08:002012-08-28T23:15:17.355+08:00It sounds to me you have found the true secret f p...It sounds to me you have found the true secret f parenting! Be flexible with a plan and pray a lot! I'm well past your stages of parenting and well into the teen years, but I remember those days, many fondly, many with, thank you, God, for getting me through that without irreparable harm to my kids or my sanity! (With a collicky, screaming baby, I also learned to put the baby down and walk away from the baby... I felt horrible and like a failure, but I understood in that moment how easy it would be to shake a baby, and I thank God for giving me the strength to give us both space and me more patience when I went back to her.) One of the important things I learned to accept (albeit slowly with my sinful nature) came from my husband and his psychology background, and was validated in my faith in God's grace. There is no perfect parenting and, a child needs imperfect parents. Yup. You gots to make those mistakes. That is how children learn their own identity, about their own body, their own wants versus needs, they learn how to solve their own problems, and most importantly, they learn that no one, not even their seemingly omnipotent, omniscient parents, are perfect. They learn that only God is perfect. They learn forgiveness for their mistakes through our forgiving them, they learn to forgive us when we fail them, and they learn as they grow how great the forgiveness of Christ is in comparison. And we learn how to let them grow and make their own mistakes. No one ever learned to walk without falling down. I try not to say "enjoy every moment, they grow so fast". Truth is, they do grow very fast, but many moments are not meant to be enjoyed. It is not enjoyable to discipline a naughty child, or freak out inwardly over a sick child not responding to treatment, praying feverishly all the while speeding to the hospital. But it is God's vocation for you and you will mess it up as much as any parent can, and by God's grace, that's okay!<br /><br />Sorry to be so long winded.... You caught me on a reflective day!<br /><br />Miss you guys!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14184500318996079559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528436106026850196.post-73416434724456543012012-08-28T21:58:50.178+08:002012-08-28T21:58:50.178+08:00That sounds about like my non-method of parenting ...That sounds about like my non-method of parenting :DVanessanoreply@blogger.com