SEC-S11W2-My life as a parent or kid and joys and sadness

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Hello friends, I hope we are all doing very well. It is the second week of the steemit engagement challenge and it is my pleasure to make my second entry in the Steem Kids and Parents community. Let's get started friends using the guidelines given.

We already know that children are blessings from God and there are no two ways about this assertion. This is the primary expectation of most new homes or newly married. There is no doubt that they are indeed irreplaceable companions to keep. It is only those who are still in their trial stages that feel the vacuum of these precious souls. We sometimes forget the gap they cover in the home but however, are grateful for their existence.

There is one basic responsibility as a parent which is to care for the kids. Since they are still under our care, we are to fully take care of their basic needs. Some of these needs which are already in full gear include feeding, clothing, shelter, education, protection from external dangers, etc. Most of these needs are interwoven and cannot be skipped for effective parenting.

It is one to have a home and another thing to derive the maximum joy or peace that comes with it. A greater part of this is when children are introduced into the world. In my early days with my spouse, we anticipated new additions just as required for every other newly wedded. We worked towards this agenda and received the blessings of God in the same line as our heart desires.

The first conception, second, and third all happened in their time and within a period of 6 years. All these moments were joyous moments for us. They have become lasting memories that bring good feelings all the time. I will talk about my second delivery which happens to be the first at the moment. It came at a time when we needed him more to compensate for the first loss.

It came as a double honor to everyone as its delivery was more of a kingship expectation. Maybe the name given to him 'DAVID". We all know the role David as an individual played in the holy scriptures. Therefore, we accepted him as a good compensation for our sad moments nights ago.

Till at the time of this publication, he has been a source of joy. This is also replicated in his younger brother, right from conception till date, he has been wonderful. His birth also came miraculously though with tensed moments, we received him joyfully, and has continued to be a blessing in good conduct.

What about their academics, they have continued to improve in all their class stages. Going to school is one they look up to anytime school is in session. We have continued to keep up with this obligation and they are also happy to attend with all their hearts.

One of the basic responsibilities of parents is to care for their children. These are the fundamentals required for the proper upbringing of a child. Since they are still under our care, it is expected that we should care for them. Some of the basic care that is needed by these kids includes; feeding, clothing, shelter, education, protection, etc. This in all-inclusiveness brings about the desire for joy that fosters children-parents relationships and hence joy.

We as adults already know the little things that matter to them. For example, most of the time when I come back from the day's activities with some baggies, one can imagine the joy that I receive through an uproar welcome. What about taking them for an outing, this is usually a moment when they get dressed and quickly wait for me at the entrance door without misses.

I believe that providing for people and most especially for your family gives joy and if the provider feels this way, how about the recipient of this provision? This simply tells how much they would be. Just as kids they are, they gladly express their joy in consonance with the kind gesture received.

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My period of sadness in this case was a moment we grieved as a family and I was most saddened by the event. As I lightly mentioned above, it happened that the first baby was lost to the cold hands of death. This happened after his first-year birthday on a vacation. Before now, he had already been managed by an ailment that the medical personnel said he would overgrow after a certain age, but unfortunately, these cold hands grasped him at a moment of calmness.

It was a moment of mixed feelings and a time when we needed all the strength to be happy with all happening around us. It really got to us because he was the only one then and due to the quietness of the house, we continually felt his absence. And to make the matter a little difficult, when we decided to make more additions to the home, there was an unprecedented delay.

After some time there came the triumphant entry of David earlier mentioned in this post. He came as a replacer, consoler, and filler of the already-created vacuum. This was able to douse the sad mood.

The entrance of other additions into the home permanently put a stop to these sad moments. It was the call of nature which mostly we do not have control over that brought the sadness. However, it was much at that time due to the absence of any other at that time. The new creation helped stop all the sadness that the first exit created in the home.

Ensuring that this doesn't happen again has been taken care of. There are already permanent replacements for this and there are no such cases that were inherent to the initial one. Though we only trust in God for longevity and then our personal efforts, these ones came out stronger, better, and with more resistance.

Children are the responsibility of their parents and we cannot shy away from this fact. What we give is mostly what we get in return. We cannot give an inch of salt and expect an elephant load of sugar in return. Their joy is tied to ours and verse visa. Thank you, friends, for reading through...

I will want to invite @yakspeace, @shiftitamanna, and @talktofaith to join the contest.