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07/09/2002 Entry: "Whiny"

Sam has been tantrumming all day long. He insists on being cuddled, but that doesn't stop the whining; it only diminishes the volume slightly. If I put him down, he hurls himself bodily onto the floor, face first, and screams. For a while, he was only content if I held him on my lap and scratched the back of his neck, over and over. I felt rather like that "Peanuts" comic strip where Snoopy insisted that Charlie Brown stand behind him and "skritch" his head for hours on end.

I was getting aggravated in the extreme, when suddenly I recalled something Eric said to me on Sunday. "Do you think," he said, "that we frustrate God as much as Sam frustrates us?"

"More so," I said then.

Thinking about that has helped me to regain a sense of patience with Sam this afternoon. After all, when I'm on my stomach, wailing at the world, the knowledge that God is there and willing to hold and cuddle me while I cry - no matter how small my reasons may seem to Him - is a great comfort.

Replies: 4 sandcastles

Amen! Something I need to remember when missy K is acting 4!!!

Posted by Les @ 07/10/2002 02:30 AM EST

What a wonderful thing to think about next time I feel like tantruming! Thanks for sharing : )

Posted by Heather Brooke @ 07/09/2002 09:35 PM EST

I agree, that's a great thing to keep in mind.

Posted by Dreama @ 07/09/2002 07:20 PM EST

What a beautiful thought. Thanks for sharing it. :)

Posted by Helen @ 07/09/2002 04:15 PM EST