Choose Wisely
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My three children did not get to weigh in on me as their mother. It was the luck of the gene pool draw that each one became my child. I tried my best to be the kind of parent that brought loving correction and spiritual training to their young lives, but I was far from perfect. Now that my child-rearing years are far behind me, I can look back and contemplate with objectivity my parenting skills. As a young mom, I was not always longsuffering or patient with my sweet children when it came to bad behavior. I was in my early twenties when my two sons were born, and I ran a tight ship when it came to obedience. Then at 29, surprise, my daughter was born. My sons may disagree with me, but I do believe all three of my children were held to the same high standard of behavior. However, I can admit, the types of punishment for the girl was less corporal in style and more instructional. The theme of the book of Nahum, one of the twelve minor prophets i