Raising Children
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
Do you understand?
Your child will one day be a man.
What he accomplishes will depend
on how well you taught him.
Carefully teach him
what life is,
or he won't know
how to live.
Every child
must know
when to say yes
and when to say no.
Don't be on an ego trip.
Don't be indulgent
or forget
to use sound wisdom
and God's whip.
I know using the rod
is not what our country says to do.
But if you spare the rod,
you'll spoil the child,
and the Bible says
you'll be a fool.
Janet Marie Bingham
Copyright © Janet Bingham | Year Posted 2018
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