I do not know who coined the phrase, "No pain, No Gain" and I didn't realize the full impact of that phrase until yesterday following a trip to the dentist with my 13 yo ds. The lesson I learned, unfortunately was through some pain my ds had to endure. He had several baby teeth that he just would not pull out, or let anyone pull. He wouldn't wiggle them, or brush them, at times, he even pushed them back into his gums. He did this because he was afraid of the pain it would cause him to pull them out... and the blood, oh how he hates the sight of blood. He has zero pain tolerance. Over time, his permanent teeth erupted, all the while his baby teeth had make their place in his gums, the only reason they were there, because there were no roots. When the dentist looked in his mouth for the exam, he stated that simply would not do! The dentist told my son that under no circumstance was he going to allow him to leave his office looking like that! So, the numbing juice and and painful shots pursued with what my son describes as a four inch needle down into his jaw, followed by pulling out four baby teeth with pliers! The lesson I found in this experience is one that is painstaking. How many times do I avoid doing what I should do for the benefit of my health, family, homeschooling because it is painfully tedious, boring, redundant... only to be faced with more pain: dishes that won't come clean with out a chisel and elbow grease, stains that won't come out of clothes that then have to be thrown away, relationships that won't mend for fear of hurting someones feelings, spiritual growth that won't take place because of the time it would take to spend with God! Isn't painstaking a synonym for endurance and patience? I really do not want pain for myself or children for the sake of gain, but the Holy scripture says, "count it all joy with faced with various trials, knowing that the testing produces patience, But let patience have it's perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing."

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