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What your child is begging you to see

May 12, 2018 By Racheous

Please see me.

Not your expectations.

Not an idealised version of me.

Not who I could or ‘should’ be as an adult.

Not who you wish I was.

 

Please see me.

 

 

Not my past.

Not my ‘behaviour’.

Not my mistakes.

Not me compared to someone else.

 

Please see me.

 

 

Not you as a child.

Not your triggers.

Not a nuisance or a problem.

Not me if only I was obedient.

 

Please see me.

 

 

Not me but quieter…

Or more confident…

Or more helpful…

Or more polite…

 

Please see me.

 

 

All of me.

Me learning.

Me trying.

Me doing my best.

Me struggling.

Me who is allowed to make mistakes.

Me in all my messy amazing glory.

 

Please see me.

 

 

Don’t just see me.

Please accept me.

Please hear me.

Please don’t punish me…

For being me.

 

“Children don’t just need to be loved; they need to know that nothing they do will change the fact that they’re loved.”
― Alfie Kohn

 

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Comments

  1. Lisa says

    August 30, 2018 at 12:29 am

    Such a cute article!

  2. Sarah says

    May 23, 2018 at 9:33 pm

    Love this x

  3. andrea says

    May 13, 2018 at 9:37 am

    unbelievable powerful collection of words. Bravo.

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