Long long ago when I was in my late teens and early twenties and I would see a crying baby I would long for the days when I would have my own children to comfort. I would observe the parenting techniques of the precious angels care givers and know that they weren't doing it as well as I would be able to do with my own children....then....
Long long ago when I was the mother of two children under the age of two I had learned that this parenting thing wasn't an easy task and what might have worked one day may or may not work the next and for the love of all that is right in the world could they please just nap at the same time once!!!....then....
Not so long long ago when I was the mother of two school age children my judgement went back to the care givers because I understand that there is such a thing as a behavior disorder and I know that there are some circumstances that are extreme but there is also a thing called discipline and I truly believe that there are some individuals out there that are using the behavior disorder thing as an excuse for lazy parenting!!
Fairly recently I was on a trip with my family, we went to a big city with many many people there. I witnessed all kinds of parenting techniques or lack thereof. What I want you to take from this little visit to the chair is this...
Your perspective is going to change. Circumstances in your life will evolve to show you a different side of an argument you may have been fighting for quite some time. Be humble in all things, realize that you are not familiar with every aspect of the person's life that you are witnessing perform a horrible example of what shouldn't even be called parenting. Hopefully what you are witnessing is purely out of desperation and is not typical. You never know.
Go out there....love one another...do not judge or criticize simply love.
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