Growing Pains

From a mother's perspective I can see how God must feel.
The frustration of a child not living up to their full potential.
The pain and agony of seeing your child suffer the consequences of
their actions even though you know they must experience
the pain in order to experience the growth.
Wanting only the best for your child and trying with everything
in you to teach them from your mistakes but knowing in the end they
too will have to learn from their own mistakes the same way I did.
If they could only see that I am trying to help them avoid
some of the mistakes I too have made in life.
Not wanting them to suffer the excruciating pain that comes
from the consequences of a poorly made decision.
A decision that was made due to lack of experience.
Yet, I know that until they have children of their own they will not
be able to appreciate the advice that I tried to share with them.
Until then they cannot possibly comprehend what it is like to sit back
and let someone you love make a mistake.
One that could affect the rest of their life in a negative way.
I guess that is why they call it growing pains.