Friday, December 02, 2011
Parenting 505 Well, I got my wish. I have some daycare kids. It's very part time- two days a week. They are two little girls named Alexa and Shayla, ages 4 and 3. They are sweet and cute and very well behaved. They tell me every little thing that Sloan does that could possibly be wrong. I found myself thinking "Is parenting really this easy for some people?" and "What did I do to deserve such challenging children? So unfair!" Then I remembered a few things. Like maybe they are better behaved for me than they are for their own parents. And I remembered the lesson which was given in relief society this last week which was from a general conference talk in April of this last year. I was very grateful for that lesson, seeing as the difficulty I've been having lately has caused a need for this reminder:
"A sweet and obedient child will enroll a father or mother only in Parenting 101. If you are blessed with a child who tests your patience to the nth degree, you will be enrolled in Parenting 505. Rather than wonder what you might have done wrong in the premortal life to be so deserving, you might consider the more challenging child a blessing and opportunity to become more godlike yourself. With which child will your patience, long-suffering, and other Christlike virtues most likely be tested, developed, and refined? Could it be possible that you need this child as much as this child needs you?"
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Sarahstottle posted @ 12:59 PM
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I really, really like that quote, and it's so cool that it came to you when you needed it. Cute pic!!
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: 2:38 PM
you're totally 505 material. great that you got some goodie girls to look after. where did they come from? mom used to look after two kids when i was little. dawson and dallas. dawson was my age and dallas was katie's. one day dawson wrecked my sand castle so i threw sand in his face. just saying.
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