What Got Scribbled in my Planner (while I was “emptying the dishwasher” and they were “napping”) – Under Seven Stars

Old Woman, Old Woman, who lived in the shoe,

I have so many children! (If not as many as you.)

And sometimes, Old Woman, I don’t know what to do!

Gentle parenting techniques don’t always work too well for me,

And, after all, how can you do that when you have three under three?

(More recently, they’re under four, which means the riot has grown more!)

Your methods may be all out-dated, but old-fashioned is brand new,

And if gluten makes them crazy, well, what really can you do?

You give them their bone broth without any bread.

(Organic, Non-GMO, Antibiotic free, and grass-fed…)

They earned their group consequence squarely I said!

So I gave them all time-out before I put them to bed.

But Old Woman, Old Woman, I don’t know what to do!

They need sleep for regulation, sleep is what they need you said–

But from the nursery I hear sounds of toddlers jumping on their beds!

Caution: Please understand this as satire. As moms, there are many voices we could listen to. Before asking Google or the Old Woman in the shoe for suggestions, let’s consult the Word of God, the Holy Spirit, and the older moms within our church.