My Baby Has Been Shot!!!

Okay so maybe he was just getting some blood work, but that is how I felt today when I took him to the hospital for a routine health check. Can you remember when you had to hold down your child while a shot was being administered or blood was being taken? Horrifying memory isn't it? I wanted to snatch my son away and give everyone in that hospital a stern talking to about how evil they all were for stabbing innocent babies. Of course I didn't. I just held my crying son and assured him, and myself, that it was all for the best. I tried to remember how much it hurt when I got blood taken, and it didn't hurt much. I figured most of the crying was because his feelings were hurt. Wait a minute, I hate hurting my sons feelings too! What if my son thinks I betrayed him by letting those nurses hurt him? I am just glad that it is over, except that it isn't over. There will be many times in every mother's life where she will have to do things or allow things that will hurt her child because it is for the best. I am not just talking about spanking. A lot of parents now don't do that. Sometimes it is best for a mother to make certain decisions that upset her child, and sometimes it is best for a mother to let her child experience failures. We can't save our children from all pain. My son is going to have times when he falls, scrapes, or bumps his way through life. So what do I do? I will probably do the same thing I did today. I will hug him and let him, and myself, know that things are going to be alright. If I teach him well, pray for him, show him love, and conduct myself honorably, I believe that things will be alright. The Bible says to train up a child in the way that they should go and when they are old they won't depart from it. If I train him well then ultimately things should be okay. There will be some pain and disappointment, but that is life. The trick is to learn from life. That is what I will train my little boy to do, learn. Good luck to all you parents holding your breath while your kids get their healthy doses of life.

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