Parenting. It's stretching. My heart feels often like it's being pulled. Honestly, my sanity is being pulled! And then there's the hurting... Hurting when another child says something mean to your child...or when an adult says something hurting to your child... or they are slighted or mistreated... or when one of your children says something about another that hurts. I think they all hurt horribly. And when our children get off track, we hurt. So, what do you do with that hurt? I look to my friends. I ask questions like I did last Sunday of my friend Jenny. I asked if she had ever encountered what I was trying to tackle with my kiddos last Saturday. We talked and it helped. It gave me food for thought. I do this a lot. I talk to my friends who have children just a few steps ahead of mine or at the same place/age as mine. It helps give me perspective that I'm not alone, reminds me to hope, and helps m...