Another tribute to Mothers

After reading this poem, I decided to save it and share with all of us - it ties in with these verses that keep me in check (reminding me of my responsibilites as a mother under God):

Proverbs 10:1 - The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child brings joy to a father; a foolish child brings grief to a mother.*

Proverbs 13:24 - Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those who love their children care enough to discipline them.*

Proverbs 22:15 -A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness, but physical discipline will drive it far away.*

Proverbs 23: 13-14 - Don’t fail to discipline your children. They won’t die if you spank them. Physical discipline may well save them from death.*

Proverbs 29:15 - To discipline a child produces wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.*

Be blessed and inspired as you read...

Mean Moms (Author unknown)

Someday when my children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates a parent,

I will tell them, as my Mean Mom told me: I loved you enough to ask where you were going, with whom, and what time you would be home.

I loved you enough to be silent and let you discover that your new best friend was a creep.

I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours while you cleaned your room, a job that should have taken 15 minutes.

I loved you enough to let you see anger, disappointment, and tears in my eyes. Children must learn that their parents aren't perfect..

I loved you enough to let you assume the responsibility for your actions even when the penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart.

But most of all, I loved you enough to say “NO” when I knew you would hate me for it.

Those were the most difficult battles of all. I'm glad I won them, because in the end you won, too.

And someday when your children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates parents, you will tell them.

Was your Mom mean?  I know mine was.

We had the meanest mother in the whole world! While other kids ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal, eggs, and toast.

When others had a Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch, we had to eat sandwiches.

And you can guess our mother fixed us a dinner that was different from what other kids had, too.

Mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. You'd think we were convicts in a prison.

She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing with them.

She insisted that if we said we would be gone for an hour, we would be gone for an hour or less.

We were ashamed to admit it, but she had the nerve to break the Child Labor Laws by making us work.

We had to wash the dishes, make the beds, learn to cook, vacuum the floor, do laundry, empty the trash and all sorts of cruel jobs.

I think she would lie awake at night thinking of more things for us to do.

She always insisted on us telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

By the time we were teenagers, she could read our minds and had eyes in the back of her head.

Then, life was really tough!

Mother wouldn't let our friends just honk the horn when they drove up

They had to come up to the door so she could meet them.

Because of our mother we missed out on lots of things other kids experienced.

None of us have ever been caught shoplifting, vandalizing other's property or ever arrested for any crime. It was all her fault.

Now that we have left home, we are all educated, honest adults.

We are doing our best to be mean parents just like Mom was.

I think that is what's wrong with the world today.

It just doesn't have enough mean moms!

On a final note - donot become a bully...just show tough love. "Dare to Discipline" by Dr James Dobson (my mother had a copy in the '80s which I inherited) and "Kingdom Parenting" by Dr Myles Munroe have helped me greatly - you may find them helpful too. God bless.

Sources:

*New Living Translation