Please Mom and Dad.. to all parents, aspiring parents, and parents-to-be
By purplehaze
@purplehaze (661)
Philippines
April 10, 2007 2:08am CST
Please Mom and Dad..
My hands are small..
I dont mean to spill the milk
My legs are short..
Please slow down so I can keep up
Dont slap my hands when I touch something bright and pretty-
I dont understand
Please look at me when I talk to you-
It lets me know that you are really listening
My feelings are tender-don't nag me all day
Let me make mistakes without making me feel I'm wrong
Don't expect the bed I make or the picture I draw to be perfect
Just love me for trying
Remember I am a child, not a small adult,
Sometimes I don't understand what you are saying.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
Please love me just for being me and not just for the things I can do.
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8 responses
@GloomCookieLex (6073)
• United States
10 Apr 07
This verse is why I can never have kids. I just don't have the tolerance or patience for that stuff.
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@purplehaze (661)
• Philippines
10 Apr 07
Aww..that's sad to hear gloomcookielex.. Im sure that once you have your own child, you will make a great parent. You may feel that you wont make a good one or that you wont have patience but im sure that once you have your own, you will feel entirely the same.. I may not be speaking from experience as i dont have a child yet but I have heard of the wonders a child brings or does to his parents..
@hsmom2boys (134)
• United States
10 Apr 07
It's good to know your limitations. If you feel that kids aren't in your future, don't let people make you feel bad for your choice. Sometimes having a child will help you learn patience and tolerance other times, it will make your lack of it worse. Just because people are physically capable of having children doesn't mean they should. It's good to know that there are people that know the difference. :)
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@piropos (312)
• Philippines
10 Apr 07
Thank you for this wonderful thought. I am a father to three young kids, ages 4 to 9. Your piece has reminded me to treat them as children that they are. Sometimes I do expect them to act as an adults, forgetting that as kids, they are entitled to make mistakes and have shortcomings, just as we adults are human and bound to commit the same mistakes and shortcomings.
@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
10 Apr 07
Well, piropos, dads usually do that. Listen to the wife when she tells you that you are being a little too harsh on them. Enjoy the days of childhood of your kids. They are kids only once. Someday you will miss the days of their being kids and you would like to relive the days when you can hold their tiny hands in yours, when you can get to them to sit on your lap as they embrace you lovingly. They will kiss you as you kiss them. How I treasure these moments with my kids. I am just sharing this with you.
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@purplehaze (661)
• Philippines
10 Apr 07
that's a good idea..maybe parents who tend to lose their temper easily on their kids should have this poem posted in their room where they can be reminded of the message that is given to us by this poem..
@3r7sweetie (937)
• Philippines
10 Apr 07
Beautiful. It makes me think of my son and those times I hurt him. Oh, it plays with my conscience a bit.
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
10 Apr 07
It is true that parents will have to consider that they are dealing with a child. So we don't get angry if he spills the milk or wastes the food that fell off the plate nor are we angry when he breaks the glass or the plate. We carry him when we go out and have to increase our pace or, whenever we feel that he has gone tired walking. But we have to stop him whenever he puts out his hand to touch something or else he will get hurt. He is our responsibility. When he makes some mistakes, we find it cute but, we have to let him know that we do not approve of it. We do it by putting our fingers to the lips saying or telling him to hush 'shhh' for him to have some idea at least. I always make it a point to talk to them whenever we are together. This is the time when I can incorporate values into his being. I love my children so much, I had always been willing to sacrifice everything that I can for their good. And now, how happy I am for have all grown up good, respectful and loving.
@easymoney75503 (1702)
• United States
10 Apr 07
i love that one my youngest came home from school one day and handed me a paper the teacher had wrote that one and it had my kids handprints on it. we framed it and put it on the wall. it has been on the wall since she was in preschool and she is now in 5th grade. it is so very true too. alot of parents forget that they are kids and think they should know right from wrong when they dont about things they are kids and that is what we are here for is to teach them not expect them to just know.
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