Parenting Poems

Unsolicited

(“Multiculturalism Merit Badge”, 2010, original oil)

Unsolicited

Yesterday I called my daughter
To give unsolicited parenting advice.
She listened and heard me
And even thanked me after,
But then I went away
Wondering who am I to give advice
And how does my experience as a child
Compare to my daughter’s kid's today.
It’s really two different worlds
Of different values, pressures and expectations.

In our talk

The Stranger

When the sun bloomed
And the bougainvillea blossomed
And her cheeks unfurled
Into a long smile
At sunset,
I had her in my arms;
I knew her. 

When the whales sprayed silhouettes,
And the fishermen made their bets;
Porpoise stitched the sea
Into a sunset dress

For her to wear at the dance
That night after we argued
About strangers.

(And please don’t talk to them
And don’t drink

IF WE WANT TO KEEP THEM CLOSE

May we be blessed to embrace the irony
that the faster our children grow…
if we want to keep them close to us…
we have to let them go.

3 PLACES

May we be blessed to always show up for our children
In 3 important places…no matter how much they’ve grown

In front of them…to cheer them on
behind them…to have their back
and next to them…so they’ll never feel alone.

Good Parenting Parents

As a parent, it's fulfilling feeling
For our children though their grown-ups
Still need them parental guidance
Near or far has grade constant connection
Is necessary for their growth and development 
Constant communication is a must
Family is bond that is life strengthening 
Family relationship is a lifetime responsibility 
Genes is networking, it's a longtime business
Success depends upon good management
Family

The Joy of Parenting

    I bought myself four yogurts
      by morn they were all eaten

    Bought my kids four more
       ~ unsweetened

RAISING CHILDREN

Whatever you do as parents remember this one thing
If you please…
How the raising of your children is a lot like planting trees:

You nurture them with your time
your energy
your food
your water
your sun

But it isn’t until years later…
while sitting in their shade
you know how well you’ve done.

HOW TO SPEAK TO YOUR CHILDREN

Brooke Hampton…a children’s book author
Is where I’m pulling today’s Nella’s blessing from:

Speak to your children 
as if they are the wisest
kindest
most beautiful and magical humans on Earth….
for what they believe…
is what they become.

THE BLAME IS IN HIDING

She's probably still tied to her mum's apron,
But she definitely needed no chaperon,
So to Dubai she went for a competition,
With many of her mates from the same institution.

She suddenly became a sensation,
When behind a hotel door of a foreign nation,
She romped, 
Not with one but with many they bumped.

The story was whitewashed as a hype,
All

Parenting

This is a story of parents raising three children, a wonderful adventure you have to know
Children are brought into this world by a loving couple who are planting seeds to help them grow
Raising a family in today's world is no easy chore
A future of fun and games is surely in store
Balancing of work and family.

A Mother’s Guide to the Perfect Performance of Parenting

It wasn’t the life she wanted.
This life drained the light from her eyes,
Turning them to deep gray circles,
Her voice lost its tone,
She lost herself.
Mothering was not a part of the plan.
She was supposed to get out.
Out of the town,
Out of the house,
Out of the state,
Go to school,
Go to college,
Go to work.
Grab the job of her

Show Me The Way

Someone had to show me the way,
though much of the time I just followed mine
so you watched from the distance, I know.
But it’s clear to me now, wish I’d seen it somehow
and done more to make sure that you know -
your example means more than the whole world to me,
for you stood your whole life

Ayla at Two

Ayla at Two

With a fistful of raisins and
Chocolate-flavored goatee,
Your favorite Dora tee shirt
Splotched red from your spaghetti lunch,
We sit on the floor together as
You climb on up for a quick fix of Mommy,
A moment of squeeze, 
And I gather you up 
As you tell of something wonderful 
In your lovely language of syllabic sound and
I

Parenting a dope

My sorrow has reached its pinnacle
My opinion described as cynical 
Flowing from deepest regret
All the way to try to forget
Why this condition came to be
I find a complete mystery to me
The conclusion of an attempt to right
The loss of the inevitable fight
From where this misfortune came
The darkest of forces has it’s reign
And death would have

Not Good Enough

So keen to get it right
Desperate to stop the cycle
I gave you love, trust and freedom
Used to turn away from the light

The lies never showed on your face
My heart longing to believe you
Whatever you do don’t say it out loud
Now bags are packed for a brand new place

Why didn’t I give you more of my

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