Topics:<\/b> Child Rearing; Children; Discouragement; Encouragement; Fathers; Growth; Parenting<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Ephesians 6:4; 1 Thessalonians 5:11; Hebrews 3:13; 10:24<\/p>\n
My ten-year-old son was \u201chelping\u201d me paint the laundry room. I brushed; he rolled. When he disappeared to get a Coke, I rerolled where he\u2019d painted.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t mind this. But I did mind his repeated efforts to reach higher than he should; standing on tiptoe, his arm straight up, wobbly, trying to control the roller heavy with paint. \u201cLet Daddy get the high stuff,\u201d I said. \u201cI\u2019m afraid you\u2019ll drop the roller or lose your balance and fall in the paint.\u201d<\/p>\n
I had to leave the room briefly and returned to find Justin once again stretched\u2014ambitiously but precariously\u2014with a shaky roller in his fingertips. \u201cJustin,\u201d I barked, \u201cI told you to stop stretching! I\u2019ll get that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOK, Daddy. I won\u2019t do it again.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the silence that followed, I wondered how many times over the years I have given my children that message: \u201cStop stretching.\u201d How often have I said, \u201cYou can\u2019t do this; it\u2019s too hard. Let me do it. Don\u2019t be unrealistic. Don\u2019t reach so high\u201d? Too often, I\u2019m afraid. Now that I think about it, I kind of hope they weren\u2019t listening.<\/p>\n
\u2014Ken Langley, Zion, Illinois<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Child Rearing; Children; Discouragement; Encouragement; Fathers; Growth; Parenting References: Ephesians 6:4; 1 Thessalonians 5:11; Hebrews 3:13; 10:24 My ten-year-old son was \u201chelping\u201d me paint the laundry room. I brushed; he rolled. When he disappeared to get a Coke, I rerolled where he\u2019d painted. I didn\u2019t mind this. But I did mind his repeated efforts … Continue reading “STRETCHING
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