By Hayley Zemontas
Please remember, I’m still learningÂ
I’m still so beautifully brand new
Every day’s an educationÂ
In what I should and shouldn’t do
I don’t have many words yetÂ
But I’d tell you if I couldÂ
It makes me feel frustrated
When my needs aren’t understood.
Please remember, I’m still learningÂ
I know it’s easy to forget
But a tantrum isn’t naughty
I may be overwhelmed insteadÂ
When I’m tired or hungryÂ
I often shout and bawlÂ
We all get cross and moody
I’m only human after all!Â
Please remember, I’m still learningÂ
The world can be a scary placeÂ
I find calm and reassuranceÂ
In a kind, familiar faceÂ
Please don’t take offenceÂ
If I cry or turn awayÂ
It’s not that I don’t like youÂ
I just need my mummy today.Â
Please remember, I’m still learningÂ
I’m still so very youngÂ
I can get overexcitedÂ
Everything is so much fun!Â
I don’t yet understandÂ
That everything isn’t mineÂ
Sharing is a conceptÂ
I’ll develop over time.Â
Please remember, I’m still learningÂ
I need boundaries to feel safeÂ
Sometimes I like to test themÂ
But they’re all for my own sake.Â
I don’t follow a set lineÂ
For when I’ll walk or speakÂ
I’ll do it at my own paceÂ
I’m wonderfully unique.Â
Please remember, I’m still learningÂ
Ways to communicateÂ
I need help with my emotionsÂ
To calm and regulate
I’m trying to be kindÂ
But sometimes I forgetÂ
I can be a little rough
I have no empathy yet.Â
Please remember, I’m still learningÂ
Finding my sense of selfÂ
My brain is still developingÂ
So I need a lot of helpÂ
I require praise and guidanceÂ
An approach that’s fair but firmÂ
So please practise being patientÂ
Whilst I still have so much to learn.
Hayley Zemontas is a first-time mum to twin girls. She loves writing poetry and finds it very therapeutic. You can find her on her Facebook page: Twinmumtruths.