The Princess Hath Thus Spoken (standard:humor, 906 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Apr 23 2023	Views/Reads: 279/169	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
That wise old man understood that what a child becomes is a result of training. Too often the child dominates the training chair which predicts what happens when that child is old.

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one of her snickers. I am not sure, but I think she winked at me. Just 
do not let this get back to the great-grandmother. 

So the great-grandmother cared for the baby, rocked it, and did
everything babies need at that stage of life. 

She finally went to sleep, and The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage
took the baby back to its bassinet to sleep for a little while. 

When she came back, I was tempted, but I did not yield to that
temptation, to ask her what all that crying was about. I was tempted, 
but I did not yield to that temptation, to tell her what I thought was 
going on. 

It did not take long for the little Princess to do it all over again. 

Waa, Waa, Waa, Waa, Waa. 

Again, the great-grandmother dropped what she was doing and went back,
got the baby out of the bassinet, brought her out, and fixed up a 
bottle for her lunch. So all the time, the little baby was smiling and 
giggling and then looking at me and winked; it seemed that way, at 
least from my perspective. 

What I saw was the little Princess taking charge of her environment. How
someone that young could know how to manipulate her environment is well 
beyond me. I should take a few notes from her. 

Then I began thinking that perhaps this was the little Princess
preparing to be a wife and mother, with the emphasis on the wife. If 
that is true, she has a great start at that. 

I wonder what it is going to be like when this little Princess graduates
to a teenager. Those are going to be the days, and I'm looking forward 
to them. 

As I was pondering this situation I could not help but think of what
that wise old man, Solomon, said in, Proverbs 22:6, “Train up a child 
in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from 
it.” 

That wise old man understood that what a child becomes is a result of
training. Too often the child dominates the training chair which 
predicts what happens when that child is old.


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