Diary of a mumDiary of a mum
By Carole Kiama
Time Away from the children
Tony and I are leaving for some well deserved rest. This is the first time we are leaving the children behind for a prolonged period of time. Two weeks to be exact. Tj who is now a big boy is not too upset, of course given a choice he would have loved to miss school for a couple of days but he can live with it. Toriah on the other hand is not too pleased and he has been throwing a tantrum. As much as I long for the next couple of days where I ...
Parents should deal with pending issues from the past
We are in the process of phasing off our house help. The reason is twofold on my part; the first is to teach the children responsibility and the second is for a free work out. With the harsh economic situation, it is prudent to cut cost at all levels and I figure that goes for the gym as well.Many of my friends are discouraging me from doing it, but I am convinced that I am doing the right thing, teaching my children to be in charge of their p...
Developing The Work Ethic
As part of their orientation towards responsibility, Tony and I have began to give Tj and Toriah more and more chores around the house. The first day we began, Toriah dutifully made his bed, washed his utensils and helped sweep the floor without complaints. I was surprised and very glad until he spoilt it at the end by asking how much I was going to pay him for his labour. He was shocked to discover that he would be doing the same thing every ...
We Should Not Neglect Older Children
My sister’s twins are about three years - babies really - but when their little brother was born they kept referring to him as the baby. I thought it hilarious. Here were babies recognising another baby. In their opinion it gave them some form of status, no longer were they the babies of the house. Yet at three it is obvious that they still need a lot of nurturing and lucky for them, both my sister and her husband recognise this.Un...
I have other arrangements mom
My cousins are visiting from the United Kingdom and as both Tony and I are pretty busy at the moment, they have been spending lots of time with the boys. TJ is more like me and loves to go visiting; Toriah on the other hand enjoys his own company and like Tony prefers to be home. This one particular day, my cousins wanted to go out and invited the boys to go with them. Tj as usual was game and quickly went to get ready. Toriah on the othe...
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