A Meeting and Munchkin Remix

My son playing with my phone

 Crying babies are like good intentions: Both should be carried out immediately!

-Brigham Young



Inside the meeting

In overflow seating

One baby will bawl

Brothers will brawl

 

One smile, one glare

One laugh, one stare

One hand on hips

One finger on lips

 

Quiet “Shh”, resounding “Shh”

“How cute!” “How loud!”

 

Parent and child

Willing or shamed

Set free or exiled

Hidden tears tamed

 

Outside the meeting

Inside the hall

Limited seating

Begins the sprawl:

 

Babies bawling, toddlers crawling, teens appalling, adults stalling

 

Some feel afraid

To offer parents aid

Some advice filed

Or compare their child

 

“Do this” “Do that” “My child never…” “Can I help?”

 

So many voices

So many choices

 

Give up? Lecture? Walk the hall? Intimidate? Comfort? Hug? Or force still?

 

A myriad felt

Heartache, guilt

Uncertainty, fear

Laughter or cheer

 

God knows: no one knows