Kids are Fragile

Kids are Fragile - Handle with Care

I don't know what's with Marie, my 4-year-old 'Daddy's girl'.
Wonder if she has an eating disorder. She always feel hungry and never feel full.

Once she put her fingers on the bread over the stove and burn her finger. Now it's a scar.

Another day, her sister pushed her and she got a cut on her forehead. Now it's a scar.

Yesterday, she tried to some food from the kitchen top. But the stool fell and she fractured her right elbow. Now it's in bandage.

For a young, but strong girl like her, she was in great pain through out the day and crying in pain.
I told her countless time never to steal food. But she never listen.
Will she ever learn, even with the hard way?

When she breaks her bone, she breaks my heart.
Her angelic face and body is now imperfect - a scar here and a scar there.

I gave her a good scolding. With a guilty look, she asked me, "Daddy do you love me?"
I said "Yes I love you because you are always Daddy's darling girl.
But I don't like it when you are naughty and never listen to daddy"

"It is painful" she moaned.
"What can I do? Let's pray to Jesus to take away the pain". I felt helpless.
I can wipe the tears from face.
I can give her painkiller.
But I cannot take away the pain of a fractured bone,
or the scar of the skin
or the sorrow of her heart.