A Song Written by Purple

Purple wrote this amazing song when we were at the rainbow;

When I take her to the park to play
I want to hold her hand
And not let her run away
Or fill her mouth with sand

She drives her little scooter
Nearly smashes into the wall
She goes up the highest slide
I almost scream – she’s going to fall

And I love her…

So I let her run free
Be who she wants to be
She can learn from her own mistakes
Live in every breath she takes
She’ll have time for her own tears
She has no use for my old fears

When I see a wild flower
Do I chop its head; put it in a vase;
Watch it whither for three days
And never let it grow?
How can I do it to my child?
Why should I block her flow?

I show her rocks and birds and trees
I help her catch and throw a ball
I’d teach her everything there is
But all she wants is a Barbie doll

I want to tell her it is bad
A danger to her self esteem
I want to show her how I’m sad
That she takes part in such a dream

And I love her…

So I let her buy three
Be who she wants to be
She can learn from her own mistakes
Live in every breath she takes
She’s a person whose opinions count
She has to know I have no doubt

When I see a wild flower
Do I chop its head; put it in a vase;
Watch it whither for three days
And never let it grow?
How can I do it to my child?
Why should I block her flow?

She’s taking out her water paints
Her drawings can be neat and fine
But then she pours them on my shoes
Clearly she has crossed the line

Anger flashes through my eyes
‘I’ll show you what, you little brat!
There’s consequence to what you’ve done
I’ll teach you that you can’t do that!’

And I love her…

So I hug her to me
She’s sorry. I can see.
She can learn from her own mistakes
Live in every breath she takes
My shoes – they are already lost
But she knows I love her at any cost

When I see a wild flower
Do I chop its head; put it in a vase;
Watch it whither for three days
And never let it grow?
How can I do it to my child?
Why should I block her flow?

I really love this song, it totally expresses our parenting philosophy, how we are raising Littletree with unconditional respect...