Accordingly, after the several years that I have been a
parent, these are a few of the things I have learned:
- You can never love your child too much! After having children I realize what it is like to live with my heart on the outside of my body.
- Don’t cry over spilled milk! Seriously, there are much worse things than your child accidentally spilling their drink. I would rather clean up spilt milk than vomit any day!
- Praying for your child is the best thing you can do for them! God says to “Cast your cares on the Lord…”~Psalm 55:22 and to “Ask and it will be given to you…”~Matthew 7:7 Not only does praying for your child release some of the burden off of your shoulders but shows God that you are allowing him in to work where he needs to.
- Disciplining your child is harder on you than it is on the child! I never believed the saying regarding discipline “this is harder on me than it is on you.” It is true! I have a soft spot for each of my boys and I hate disciplining them, but then I think about the long picture I know it is in their best interest to make sure that I “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” ~Proverbs 22:6
- I truly am a cook, maid, chauffer, teacher, laundress, butler, librarian, coach, referee, pillow and doctor. And I wouldn’t change it for the world!
- My house will never be spotless! That is okay because at least I have an excuse for sticky floors and a sink full of dishes.
- My pocketbook will always be empty! I am alright with that, because it means I get to watch my children grow.
- Don’t trust children under the age of three with crayons.
- Diapers are way over priced.
- You can survive on only a couple hours of sleep.
- Always have a container around labeled “Puke Bucket”.
- Don’t use “Google” or any other search engine for that matter, to diagnose your child’s fever.
- It’s not the “terrible two’s” you need to be concerned with. The terrible-ness runs through at least seven!
- Buy “Mr. Clean” erasers in bulk, and by the way, the store brands work just as well.
- Look through the trashcans contents before you empty it.
- Cleaning up while your children are playing is like shoveling the walks while it is still snowing.
- Never pay full price for clothes because they will inevitably be ruined in a week or two.
- Snacks can work wonders when needing to quiet down a child.
- Make it a rule to use the potty before you leave the house, if you don’t as soon as you make it to the end of the block you will hear those grating words, “I need to pee!”
- Always look down before you sit down to pee.
- Over-apply sunscreen and bug protection.
- When you see a dead bug on the floor (or any other brown spot), approach cautiously, it probably isn’t a bug.
- As enraged as you may be when your child decides to play hairdresser, hair does grow back.
- You have never heard of a child going to college not potty trained.
- Television won’t really destroy your child’s brain.
- Always lock your bedroom door.
- And the bathroom door.
- Parenting never gets easier
Two of my greatest blessings are my boys and I thank God every day that he entrusted them to me. There are days I question whether I am doing a good job or not. I have come to realize it isn’t about whether you do a good job on any given day, it’s about striving to be the best parent you can be every day. Being a parent is a never ending lesson and as a mother I have to always remember everyone makes mistakes and life isn’t always fair, but you must always look for the good in the bad and keep on going!
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