As a mom, I wanted to protect my sweet children from all the dangers in our home and in the world. But my oblivious kids simply wanted to explore and touch everything and be free. The more restrictions I placed on them, the more easily and gleefully they appeared to thwart my plans.
How many of you reading this actually baby-proofed your home while you were still pregnant? You know who you are. I am one of YOU. I craved control ….in a dangerous world. I loved the idea that I could prevent danger. I wished the world, at large, was a place that could be danger-proofed. How lovely a place the world would be if all the sharp corners were cushioned! Control…is fleeting…illusory even…..and, in the end, unlikely. Baby-proofing is the way mothers are introduced to this Life lesson.
It starts on the day your sweet 2 year old … Continue reading
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