Best interest of the child

What is in the best interest of the child

Parents fighting in the home

When one decides to roam

Parents fighting when they split

When they no longer give a shit

Parents playing the child one against the other

Teaching the child there's no value in being a father or a mother

Or is it simply

Parents being the best that they can be

Speaking to one another cordially

Parents setting aside their differences they feel

To show their child what is truly real

Parents' being what is necessary to be

To make the child's life happy and healthy

The 'best interest' is

That the child grows up to be the best that they can be

Will that be to handle things in a way of hurt or harmony

The bottom line is

We should want them to grow up to be great

Don't let your hurtful ways decide their fate

So when it comes to what is in the best interest of the child

Be the parent that shows them you can make it thru the trials

Being the father or the mother

That puts the needs of the child's before any other