I watched my daughter with Finn, how gentle and quiet her voice was and how he listened and followed her lead. He has an ear infection in both ears and needs twice daily drops.
I was prepared for a struggle of holding him down and wrestling to get a few drops in.
The first few times we did have two people...but he showed us quickly that one person was enough. One gentle quiet speaking trusting loving person...was all that he needed.
He isn't happy or eager, but resigned. We can't know if he intuitively knows this is helping his ears or is he simply following what his soft spoken master is telling him...
I have been given the gift of watching her mother him with soft hands and a calm voice of love and steady kindness.
My unnatural instinct has been the opposite.
Driven by fear and out of control inside...I mothered without the quiet strength of kindness.
