Yesterday Sabrina was over and shared with me the cutest story about our little 2 1/2 year old grandson Conner . . .
"Mom, you know how I have been busy training Conner to obey me the FIRST time that I tell him something. We have been singing the "I Will Obey Right Away" Patch the Pirate song, I have been reminding him that he is supposed to obey me the first time I tell him. I even have him repeat it to me. "How many times should mommy have to tell you to do something?" "One time," he will answer. "You need to obey me the first time," I tell him, "Yes mommy," he says. And then you know how silly he gets, sometimes when I ask him, "How many times should mommy have to tell you do something?" He smiles and says to me, "Two times :)!" And then I have to remind him, "No Conner, this is not funny, you must obey me the first time you are told."
Well, apparently he got in trouble for not doing something the first time he was told the other day and after he got a spank*ng, she told him that she loved him and reminded him that he is supposed to obey the FIRST time he is told.
She said that a few minutes later he walked into the room, put his little hands on his hips and a pouty look on his face and said, "Two Times!" and then ran off!
Isn't he something? When he acts like this we tease and say that he is the spitting image of his father :)! But the truth of the matter is that he is the spitting image of all of us, isn't he? Is there a one of us that doesn't get their feathers ruffled when they get corrected? And how many of us would LOVE the opportunity to say the last word if we could :)!
Children are a blessing from the Lord and they are a great responsibility as well. I pray regularly for my daughter as she works hard teaching and training her little fellow each day. It's not an easy task. But it sure is a worthy one.
And if she will stay faithful to the task, one day he will grow up and make her proud and she will be so very glad about that.
6 comments:
What a treasure Connor is and a good mommy he has to teach him. Good lesson! I prayed for your friend Lisa
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Sometimes it is harder to discipline the cute ones! But you keep on and do the right thing. I am sure that you daughter and SIL ar glad to have family nearby that encourages them to raise their kids right instead of undermining them. Those two boys have quite a headstart spiritually.
Such a sweet story!
He is such a sweetie...what a cute story!
I do believe Sabrina and I could have some good fellow-mama conversations these days--it sounds about like we're training the same little boy! We sing the same Patch song daily, along with "O-B-E-D..." Our newest frequently sung Patch song is what Troy calls "Ornery Oyster's example song!" as he's learning that what he does also affects his little brother. What a responsibility we have to train these little people for the Lord... speaking of responsibility, I feel another Captain Patch song coming on... ;)
What a blessing to see your children teaching their children in the Lord!
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