"The Love of A Parent"

Nothing troubles my spirit more than a parent that doesn’t seem to give a damn about their kid/s. It hurts me to the core and it sorely pisses me off. I’m not talking about the parents who have gone their separate ways, yet still find the heart to care for their children. I’m talking about those parents who completely wash their hands of a child, for any reason. It just doesn’t make any sense to me.

I was rarely with my own Father, but what time I was with him, I was his son and he was my Father. The rest of my life I depended upon my heavenly Father for guidance. I make no apologies for that either. He was, at times, all I had. And as much as I had thought that He had abandoned me, the opposite is so very true. He never did nor has. Even when I don’t feel His presence, He is here by my side, or likened to the foot prints in the sand, He is carrying me through my darkest times. I have tried my best to follow His lead in being a good Father myself, but I know I am nowhere near perfect.

My personal opinion is based all upon my own personal experiences and that is you never, ever, abandon your child, no matter what he or she has done or not done. I don’t give a damn what your reasoning is for doing so. If you do, then shame on you, period! You really need your head examined because something just isn’t right with you. You may call it “tough love”. That’s all well and good to a certain point but once you cross that fine line and wash your hands of a child, then you need your sorry ass beat down!

Absolutely nothing will sustain a child more than the love of a parent, real heartfelt love. If a child has a tiny bit of faith in you as a parent that you love him/her, that child will eventually be just fine. If you don’t have the patience to be a parent, then you never should have had children in the first place.

Your children are precious. If you have any doubts of whether I am right in any of this, ask a parent who can never hold their child, talk to their child or simply be with their child. I can’t help but think that the loss of a child is just as devastating to a parent as a child who believes they have lost the love of a parent. Children need some kind of guidance, that’s for sure. But they also need some kind of hope that can only come from a parent.