Anne's mother didn't hold the understanding qualities that Anne thought should be there in a mother, such as tenderness or kindness so she could not look at her lovingly. ... Frank was to say prayers with Anne one night instead of Anne's father, but Anne refused to let her say them with her. ...
Motherhood includes love, tenderness, care, concern, acceptance, patience sacrifice. ... Her children expect her to know where the sun goes at night, why the sky is blue and where kittens come from. ... She is a practical nurse who can remove splinters and loose teeth painlessly, stop an earache in the middle of the night, and pacify a case of chicken pox before a dance recital. ...
It is interesting to note that women with PPD were awakened more frequently during the night than were women who did not have the disorder (Murray & McKinney, 2010). ... The EPDS is efficient in detecting PPD in both women and men, so neither parent should be missed if time is taken to screen both parties whenever possible at follow-up and tender care visits although researchers suggested a "lower cut-off score for fathers than for mothers" (Melrose, 2010, p. 201). ...
We as parents are called to have faith in God through prayer Lamentations 2:19 Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street. ... (2) For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. (3) For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. (4) He taught me also, and said unto me, let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments and live. ...
