Things we do as parents., even the devil is learning work

#Things we do as parents, even the devil is learning work! “Motor will jam you, motor will jam you!” Cried the little boy, running towards his elder sister and pointing towards the direction of the oncoming vehicle. He was about 4-5years old. He was obviously warning his sister to watch out for the vehicle. In a moment, I saw the mother came out of nowhere and gave the poor boy two slaps.... Fiam! Fiam!!, it landed on his face with the speed of light! Chai, I was upset, I ran towards her... “Madam what happened?...why did you slap him?” I asked, struggling to contain my irritation at her behavior. “Don’t mind him, he was saying nonsense, ...saying car will jam his sister... God forbid, car will not jam her in Jesus name!” For a moment I wish I could really return the slap....I stood like someone who just saw a ghost! As she turned away to leave....I found my voice.... “but... madam....he was trying to tell his sister to leave the road....I mean, he is just a little boy, that’s the best way he could express himself...I mean....” words failed me, honestly! How could an adult refuse to understand or pretend not to understand what the little boy meant? Back to the boy, he covered his face and squatted, all his mother’s threat to give him more slaps if he doesn’t stand and follow her fell on deaf ears! In my mind, “good boy!” I went to him, told him I understand he was trying to warn his sister against the oncoming vehicle because he loves her and doesn’t want a car to jam her... He raised his head and looked at me.... “So now go and meet your mum so you don’t go late to school!” She was standing afar and watching obviously upset because she was running late for work. After some seconds of staring at me, not saying anything, his eyes red...he had a way of dealing with the pain, trust me another kid would be on the floor by now screaming his head off... I raised my hand... “Now give me a hi five, you are a good boy” his little palm went into mine... “Go and meet your mum so you don’t go late to school” He took fast giant strides to meet his mum....... I read a post today where a girl of 18years was contemplating suicide because his father used harsh words on her....”you are dark like the devil”....! We abuse children at every opportunity we have in the name of discipline, a concept we have our own warped definition for.. The things parents do and say to children ehn, ....how they sleep at night still baffles me! Parenting isn’t oppression....it isn’t to usurp authority or “get high”.... Parenting is a relationship with a unique little person God entrusted to you to nurture, love and raise.” - Mattew L Jacobson. If you are in this category of hitting children at impulse, as in you don’t think twice before hitting a child anytime he does something wrong by your standard...please go for counseling/therapy, it’s like being sick and seeing a doctor, no big deal, right? Good! It’s Friday people, any plan for the weekend? Create time for your kids,...who/what you love and value, you create time for them. In all you do, safe safe please, COVID is real!