For All New Mother And A Reminder To The Seasoned Ones.

[Chanteemomof6]

<div align="center">For the mother of my children, her mom, my mom, and all moms </div>

<div align="center">The child asked God,

“They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but

how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?”

“Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you.”

The child further inquired,

“But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to

do anything but sing and smile to be happy.”

God said,

“Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you

and you will feel your angel's love and be very happy.”

Again the child asked,

“And how am I going to be able to understand when

people talk to me if I don't know the language?”

God said,

“Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet

words you will ever hear, and with much patience

and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.”

“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”

God said,

“Your angel will place your hands together

and will teach you how to pray.”

“Who will protect me?”

God said,

“Your angel will defend you even if it means risking it's life.”

“But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.”

God said,

“Your angel will always talk to you about me and

will teach you the way to come back to me,

even though I will always be next to you.”

At that moment there was much peace in heaven, but

voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked,

“God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name.”

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<div align="center">“You will simply call her

‘Mom.’”</div>

[Maureen]

For the mother of my children, her mom, my mom, and all moms

The child asked God,

“They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but

how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?”

“Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you.”...

“Who will protect me?”

God said,

“Your angel will defend you even if it means risking it's life.”

At that moment there was much peace in heaven, but

voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked,

“God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name.”

“You will simply call her

‘Mom.’”

I don't want to rain on the parade of this poem, but sometimes these so called "angels" take for granted the care and attention that is needed in looking after and protecting these children. Last week here in Alberta, a mother made a terrible choice and in turn her child died. It was a preventable, needless accident. I am always amazed when these "angels" don't use their brains and then they must suffer in grief and guilt for the rest of their lives. Just my 2 cents.

M.

[Traveler]

I don't want to rain on the parade of this poem, but sometimes these so called "angels" take for granted the care and attention that is needed in looking after and protecting these children. Last week here in Alberta, a mother made a terrible choice and in turn her child died. It was a preventable, needless accident. I am always amazed when these "angels" don't use their brains and then they must suffer in grief and guilt for the rest of their lives. Just my 2 cents.

M.

I agree with you Maureen. There is no greater good done in this world than that of a loving and compassionate parent (or potential parent) sacrificing their personal wants, needs, desires and dreams for the benefit of their children. And there is no greater evil done in this world than that of individual(s) that are willing to sacrifice the next generation to their personal wants, needs, desires and dreams.

The Traveler

[StrawberryFields]

What has become of us when we fail to see the good and simply find fault in something as beautiful as a parent and child relationship.

Part of this life is agency, I choose to believe in the good of man and woman kind.

M. I don't know the story of the woman and child who you speak of but I believe that for every wrong doing there are many more parents who would go to the ends of the earth for their children.

I think we can all take a lesson from Thumber..."If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all"

[mom_of_jcchlsm]

I do not tknow the story to which you guys refer, but I will say this:

Even the best mothers make mistakes. There are bad days, distractions, bad judgement calls, and flukes. Accidents happen, and they can haunt a person or a family for the rest of their lives. You can buckle your child in a safety seat 99.8% of the time and get in a wreck the one time you don't and lose a child's life. You can make what you think is a logical, best choice and still have bad things happen.

Conversely, I think even the worst parents have tender moments and loving care for their children. Some people are so busy filling their own needs, they have little or nothing to give. When they do share their warmth, humor, time, or teachings with a child, that may be the best they can do, and may even be at some great personal sacrifice. Others need to fill the gaps, clearly, or the child suffers, but that does not minimize the nobility in whatever the parent does give.

[Blessed]

My mother was not the best mother in the world, but it was the one God gave me. :)

[Maureen]

What has become of us when we fail to see the good and simply find fault in something as beautiful as a parent and child relationship.

It would be nice if it was that simple. The tragedy that happened last week was a mother left her 6 year old son and 2 year old daughter in a running vehicle to do some errands. The little girl was fussing so the brother let her out of her car seat. She started playing with the electric windows and eventually got stuck in one of these windows. A passerby helped her get free but she was obviously in some distress by this time, so the strange left to get help (another mistake - never leave the injured, scream for someone to call 911). The mother returns to her car, not realizing her daughter is seriously injured (she was unconscious and brother was sleeping) and buckles her back into her car seat. Drops off brother at school and then can't wake up her daughter, but by this time it's too late. If she would have just taken her children with her, the little girl would be a live today and would have celebrated her 2nd birthday, instead they had a funeral.

The thing I don't understand is why this mother thought is was okay to leave un-supervised children in a running vehicle. When my kids were that small and I had to make certain decisions involving safety that little small voice would scream at me to not be an idiot.

M.

[Shade]

that was quite silly. i'd sure hate to be in her shoes right now. i've done some pretty damn stupid things in my lifetime, too and i know how much spiritual pain mistakes cause. i hope she finds comfort.

[mom_of_jcchlsm]

The thing I don't understand is why this mother thought is was okay to leave un-supervised children in a running vehicle. When my kids were that small and I had to make certain decisions involving safety that little small voice would scream at me to not be an idiot.

Again, you can't jump inside someone else's head and see their thought process. Maybe it was really cold and she wanted to leave the heater running for them. Maybe the baby was asleep and the radio was on and she thought the music would keep the baby sleeping, or the purr of the engine would (like taking a cranky baby for a ride at 2 am to get it to go to sleep). Maybe she was so focused on her errand, that she just didn't think at all.

In any case, the poor woman is beating herself up mentally now and will be for years to come, likely. She doesn't need us to compound that.

How many of us do really, really stupid things? Things that could hurt or kill our loved ones? Ever mix up a batch of cookies and go to turn the oven on only to discover it was never turned off the last time you used it - three days ago? Or set your been-on-the-bathroom-floor purse down on the kitchen counter? Or leave a toddler in the tub alone for just a second to grab a towel, which you forgot to get earlier? Or leave the gate unlocked because your arms are full of groceries and later discover your child has gotten out of the yard and is in the street? Or turn left through a busy intersection when the light is green, but you just didn't see a truck and you nearly get creamed? Or, or, or . . . there are more things I've done than I can count over the years that were potentially dangerous, and yes, if I had thought things through better, if I had known the danger, if I had focused and concentrated better, I would not have created those situations. And I am ever so thankful that no harm has come to my family through my negligence! I try not to point an accusing finger at anyone over things like this. In perfectly detached retrospect, the lapses of judgement and mistakes are clear, but in the moment and from the battle field, who knows? There, but for the grace of God, go I.

[Shade]

There, but for the grace of God, go I.

i need to remind myself every day...

[StrawberryFields]

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There, but for the grace of God, go I.

i need to remind myself every day...

Amen.

[Blessed]

Good post, SF. What is the addage about pointing fingers? For every one we point there are three pointing back at us?

[StrawberryFields]

Good post, SF. What is the addage about pointing fingers? For every one we point there are three pointing back at us?

Yup.

Did I say that?

[Maureen]

Again, you can't jump inside someone else's head and see their thought process. Maybe it was really cold and she wanted to leave the heater running for them. Maybe the baby was asleep and the radio was on and she thought the music would keep the baby sleeping, or the purr of the engine would (like taking a cranky baby for a ride at 2 am to get it to go to sleep). Maybe she was so focused on her errand, that she just didn't think at all.

I think those are bad excuses for not paying better attention to our children.

http://www.kidsincars.org/m_incidents/power_window.html

M.

[mom_of_jcchlsm]

Maureen, I think you misunderstand me. I totally agree with you that none of those are valid reasons.

I'm just saying that we all have flawed judgement at times. Maybe you would not make that mistake, but you may be totally blind to another mistake you make all the time. We all take risks and we all misjudge situations and we all have moments of stupidity. Happens all the time! And 99% of the time, when bad circumstances arise, nothing happens, or no one gets hurt. But sometimes they do. And I feel for the poor woman and the 6-yr-old sibling who will forever feel pangs of guilt over this.

[Chanteemomof6]

When I posted this poem, it was for those of you who read this forum and are the angels that god speaks of. I was trying to remind us of how important our roles are as mothers. This wasn't suppose to be a portal to bash the bad seeds. But just a sweet reminder of the responsibity that Heavenly Father has placed in our hands. There are bad mothers out there I know first hand what kind of mothers are out there, but this peom isn't for them its for us, the ones that would give our lives willing for our children.

[Maureen]

When I posted this poem, it was for those of you who read this forum and are the angels that god speaks of. I was trying to remind us of how important our roles are as mothers. This wasn't suppose to be a portal to bash the bad seeds. But just a sweet reminder of the responsibity that Heavenly Father has placed in our hands. There are bad mothers out there I know first hand what kind of mothers are out there, but this peom isn't for them its for us, the ones that would give our lives willing for our children.

The mother I mentioned wasn't intentionally a bad mother, just a mother who didn't think, seriously think about her childrens' safety. The poem mentions how we are to protect our children and I'm just pointing out that some mothers seem to forget what that means. Hugs and kisses are all fine and dandy, but being a parent also means to truly care for your children by anticipating danger and preventing it from happening, especially when they are under your care.

M.