Talking to Children: A Poem

 Talking to Children: A Poem

You are ditzy, you are dumb, you are blonde;

Irresponsible – where’s your brain? It must be gone.

You are selfish,  you are impossible, you are lazy;

You are ridiculous, you are heartless, you drive me crazy.

You are unloveable, you ruin everything, you are a brat;

You don’t deserve anything we give you, and that is that.

How can you look in the mirror, do you like who you’ve become?

You’re not normal, you should be ashamed, you need to shape up.

You are ugly on the inside, you are the cause of my gray hairs;

If you do not change, you won’t make it in this world- anywhere.

The things you say to your children and teens stick longer than you know;
Words like these can them scar them deeply, and cause pain to fester and grow.

So choose your words wisely, even when you discipline;

Choosing words out of love can make all the difference.

~By Carly Morton