We view parents as possible problems. We have to watch what we say; don't say too much but make sure you say enough. We know they are quick to jump on us, so they are frightening.
However, the sun rises and sets for them on that child and they are sending that child to your classroom every day...all day. These parents have talked, modeled and mentored and now somebody else is doing it. They used the right bottles, bought the right car seat, and kept strangers at bay in order to keep them safe. And now a sanctioned stranger has the potential to take that safety away.
A master craftsman who designs a lovely vase would feel tentative about handing over his not-yet-completed piece several times a week for other craftsmen to put their touch on it. What if those other craftsmen destroy elements that were lovingly planned and intricately and so carefully fashioned? What if when he gets his vase back, it looks completely different than what he had planned. Years of work....ruined.
Yes, it sounds dramatic, but we must remember we are privileged to work with someone else's handiwork.
It is our job to enrich the vessel, not redesign it.
1 Peter 4:10 - "As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace:"
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