Working full-time and parenting are not exactly the best combination in the world. I worry about my deadlines at work and the possibility of moving up my career. Yet, I also worry about how my kids are doing in school, if they have been studying seriously or if they’re feigning seriousness just to please me and stop my incessant nagging. I really don’t know.
My son frowns when I pressure him to spend more time in studying. “The computer games can wait”, I would reel this off over and over. They, including my other son, would straighten up their act for one or two days then resume to their old ways in no time. This happens when I begin to relax on the house rules. I guess I’ve become too soft easily. Sometimes, I want to stop being motherly because they have a tendency to challenge that.
Raising kids is anything but simple. Kids, when they reach a certain age, try to test and later on, defy the rules. Before it comes to that point, I would enforce martial law, if need be.
Some parents paint a perfect picture about raising kids. Good for them. I'm envious.
All I’m saying is, each kid is different. And each parent is different too. Some have access to househelps. Some don’t need to work full-time. And some are blessed with perfectly obedient kids. As for me, I have a little bit of everything. That’s why it’s always a riot.
Maybe the kids’ incorrigible moments are just a phase. I fervently hope that it is temporary, because I don’t want to be a masungit mom forever.
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11 comments:
Phase lang yan Mari. I was also the source of my Mom's calvary when I was young, but I think I end up okay. : )
computer games? They do not outgrow this one. Medyo a little more patience. MAg ti teen ager pa mga yan. Hindi naman kita tinatakot no? hehe
dumadaan naman ang lahat ng mga bata sa pagiging rebelde at mga demonyito. hahaha!
blogusvox - sana nga eh. minsan kasi nauubos na din ang pasensya ko. :(
tito rolls - waaaaaaah!
rj - aba, mukhang ganyan ka din nung bata!
True, there is no single technique to raise kids but in my opinion, balancing study and play and alloting time for it gives the kids a chance to relax and focus on studies at the same time.
kafa, since we have boys (well atleast i only have one...but still... a boy) martial arts law is for sure needed.
Computer games ang kalaban natin sa lahat, sa attention, sa pag-aaral, sa gastos. kaya goodluck sa atin mga mommy...all we can do for now is rant!
beach junkie - aba bakla, you found me! ahahahaha!
itry ko this summer yang martial arts kaya lang baka i-apply nila sa kanilang mag-kuya at ang ending ko ay maging referee dito sa housey.
Hi Mari,
I cudnt open your page the last...i must have been invited daw...hehe..strict...
anyways,parenting is not an easy task....when they`re small,we always wish for them to grow bigger and be matured,but if they got bigger,(they@re the one who say...its hard to raise a "mom")we wish them to become smaller again... :)
take it easy ...you`re doin good!!
joskoday, my idea of being a good mom is masuklayan at mabihisan at least once a day ang mga anak ko :D si maui nga nakapako sa computer buong araw, pero ang argument ko naman at least i know where he is. si maia maldita bypassed the terrible two's and is now into her terrible fours going into fives. just take your stresstabs and you'll be OK. :D
p.s. had to delete the previous version of this comment, me wrong spelling ako
bwzone - yeah. that's what i wanted to teach the - balance. that there's a time for everything and some things like studies should be prioritized.
ghee - haha! ganun na nga!
bambit - stresstabs and red bull, for me. by the time the kids are home, bed time ko naman. red bull for extending my waking hours.
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