Parents, we all know how difficult parenting can be. We all get stuck from time to time in the world of parenting. We all wonder how the hell we got to such a precarious place, huh? Sometimes we wonder what we did to deserve so much madness in our lives. Is this some kind of cruel punishment from our Creator? Maybe it’s payback for what we put our own parents through, and now it’s coming full circle.

To be honest with you, I don’t claim to know the answers to any of these questions. But I guess if we’re smart enough, we’ll consider the difficulties we face as new parents as part of the journey. We need to deal with them as nothing more than just seasons of our lives that come and go, even if these seasons may come as a whirlwind into our lives like a storm. But, like all storms, real or not, our parenting challenges will eventually end. And everything will balance out again, leaving us with nothing but quiet sailing… at least for a while.

Now, let’s remember what my grandfather always said: “Go learn, lead, and pave the way to a better world for all of us. Let’s not get swept and swept away by the seasonal storms of parenthood. Let’s be smart about it and keep our composure.” and emotional intelligence under control, so we don’t lose our way. The last thing we want to do is lose our sanity and accidentally crash into and destroy our precious relationships with our children. Remember it’s just another season of our lives and just one more storm with a beginning and an end. It will end. I promise you. Through smart parenting, we better ensure our chances that we and our children will head into the next storm, or even the next season, hand in hand, together as a team that can withstand anything and survive anything. And once again, parents, thank you in advance for all you do and all you will do. an…