I'm a SAHM, that's Stay At Home Mum (frustrating, crazy and loving it at the same time) raising 3 kids and trying to juggle life, keep the domestic harmony peace at home with the kids from the ages of 12 to 15 months and trying to maintain my sanity (Not Losing my Mind!!) all at the same time.
My life is usually routine during the week with school and tuition schedules taking up most of the day. It should sound pretty easy given that the two older kids are early at school by 7am (6.50am to 12.30 Malaysian school hrs) and depending on the day they could be back for lunch as late as 2pm. I'm left with just the 15 month old during the day, which can be an exhausting experience with anyone just learning that he can climb all over the place and get into all types of mischief........... and getting away with it with a cheeky grin.
My life is usually routine during the week with school and tuition schedules taking up most of the day. It should sound pretty easy given that the two older kids are early at school by 7am (6.50am to 12.30 Malaysian school hrs) and depending on the day they could be back for lunch as late as 2pm. I'm left with just the 15 month old during the day, which can be an exhausting experience with anyone just learning that he can climb all over the place and get into all types of mischief........... and getting away with it with a cheeky grin.
I'll get my little troublemaker, LT dressed and ready for breakfast, which would usually call for something easy and finger food like. Chopped tomatoes are a favourite at the moment so that's usually a good choice and a bit of scrambled eggs too. He would sit down in his high chair, bib on and get down to eating.........and it would be too soon before he'll have some eggs flicked on the floor, tomato around his mouth and a wild new hair-do courtesy of some well placed "tomato-egg" gel.
A typical meal with LT!!!
Another clean up session after breakfast and LT is ready to start his roll again. Terrorising our very patient cat around the house for a squash and cuddle. He loves the cat much more than the cat would ever love him. Another run around and then after a quick milk fix, a well deserved nap. Peace at last!!!.........for a while..........
Chase the cat, eat, climb and sleep.
While he's asleep it's another clean up time, it just never ends at this house, and a rush to whip up something quick and nutritious for lunch.....By the way, I've challenged myself this year to cook something new each day or every other day, CRAZy huh, but pls check out my other blog Simply About Life for daily recipes!!! Anyway, the kids would come back from school and it would either be WWIII or the Sound of Music depending on how the older kids get along.
It's 3 fold having all the kids together esp, when the older ones have had a long day at school and in this year long tropical heat they can get temperamental. Having a gap of about 5 years between the two doesn't make it any easier. A typical day, they can be the best of friends, loving and looking out for each other and the next moment it would be a mountain of complaints, squabbling and down right green monster jealously.
.....blah, blah just pushed me.....mum...
......he's climbing again....mum.....
.......Jacob just tore up my........mum.....
........that's not fair, you said.......mum...
..........mum, blah blah said i'm a ........mum.....
..............don't change the channel, it's my turn to watch, MUM.......
Nag, nag, nag ...... is that all they can do? And my day is only half way through. WHY does "mum" always have to be the referee/ peace maker ? They will complain about everything under the sun if things don't turn out their way, but they never look to see that their home is clean, the meals are cooked, they get driven here and there, and mum is always there for them. Is that FAIR??? Just a bit of peace and a few bits of normalcy is I ask for. Just get along with each other. Please.....
I don't tally up all that I do for them and question it's fairness. Each child is the same and there's no favouritism. I might have to spend more time with the little one but that should be understood. I can't expect them not to argue, it's good for them because they're siblings and kids after all. I just wish that they would understand that they are very much loved and and lucky to be in our family. But after the end of the day, whatever has happen during the day, they all come back to mum with their goodnights, and "I love you" and I realise that having the 3 of them is all worth the while as a SAHM.
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