Pen to paper

What to do? You look at me and I look at you The both of us wonder what do we do? This two year old child has a will all his own, defying us both so we sit back and groan and ask ourself what strategy haven't we tried? Time out, consequence,  confiscate, bribe? So what do I do when I've used every tool that the parenting course suggested I use? I think that I'll find  a moment and pray to the one who made him  to be his unique way, with giftings and talents and ideas all his own completely apart from how he's genetically prone. So the dream team will work parent, God and child and the high tension status will  reduce down to 'mild'. Thank God for his wisdom on that I'll rely, got nothing to lose I'll give prayer a try!!

Health Hazards Skin lacerations criss cross in lines acquired by nails not cut in time... Bite marks on shoulder, the motive quite clear. Teething gums need relief and said shoulder was near... Dull aching in back brought on because  leaning over the baby  NOT asleep in their cot... A persistent ringing  located in ear the cause:  screaming baby proximity near.... Dry, puffy eyes quite crunchy to blink a symptom of sleep gone AWOL that I've missed... And are these babes worth it? You beatcha they are Their laughs and their smiles, the best reason  by far!  The backstory I overheard a conversation recently regarding babies scratching their Mums particularly when they were nursing.  I pricked up my ears and thought, "Oh I'm not the only one that happens to!"  That started me thinking about other 'health hazards' of parenting, and thus this poem was born!  (Ha ha, no pun intended!  Cos that subject is a whole other poem!) G