A baby and an uptight dad!

Lord, all I can do is pray for wisdom!! How do you deal with a daddy who wants their boy to not do everything he said he wouldn't do? Last night we went to a family restaurant and Cade wanted to take in a talking toy. That's fine with me if it keeps him seated and occupied, right? Well, daddy didn't think it was okay... Why, he wanted to know, did he have to take in a loud toy in a restaurant? Well, considering the noise level, it would never have been heard even by the next table. And considering that he is two, he wouldn't even play with it inside... it's just a battle of wills, right? Well, I was right (again) on both counts of consideration. Of course, daddy was just upset that I said he could when he thought he shouldn't... he's a boy and should be able to sit at the table and wait with the rest of us... at 2 years old!

Well, supper went on. (I did unknowingly leave my hubby and baby sitting in the waiting area for quite a while. I really thought they were behind me and followed me to our seat and I just assumed he stopped to talk to someone!) Anyway, Cade of course, isn't hungry when we are and he wants to walk around the mostly empty restaurant (with staff working all around that I know personally). It was fine with me and everyone sitting with us to let him go and casually watch him. Well, Daddy couldn't stand it... he had to go get him much to Cade's horror! He just didn't want his child to be unruly. He said he would never let him do that. We won't even talk about a similar incident that happened at church.

Well, just get over the uptightness honey... there's another one coming and though I'm praying that he will be as sweet and passive as our little Cade, you just never know! They can't be grown at 2 and they will do what we said we would never let them do! So relax, smile, and let them be... one day they will learn to be prim and proper and we will learn to smile for different reasons, but now, let's smile at all their little antics...

Oh, and by the way, Lord... how do I tell him that a 2 year old will not by any means get on his knees and pray for 20 minutes straight? Though I am very thankful for this new prayer time that he wants us to have together! So, I'll let you work it out, okay!