So hard. Trying really hard to parent gently and I have read far more about it to be equipped. But. It is hard to parent a 2 year old gently when short of sleep. Of course she is trying to deal with heaps of change, and so her melting point is much lower.
Must keep on
Well it’s been a while since I’ve even thought about this blog, parenting and working got in the way, and now I have an almost 2 and a half year old girl – Berry – and a 4 month old boy – Monster, though he is anything but.
I’ve decided to have another crack at this as second time round really makes you think about what things worked first time round, which didn’t and which things matter now a bit further down the road.
After a recent experience in social media I’m left wondering if I have a worth while opinion, and if I give it too often unsolicited. Isn’t that part of what social media is about. So now I’m thinking I’ll bloviate here where it is my space and you are duly warned.
However, mostly I’ve come back here so I can explore some of the things that have me perplexed right now. Mostly parenting, but a bit of other stuff thrown in for good measure. I’d love to engage in conversation with others, but I doubt anyone else will read this. Anyway it’ll give me an outlet at 4 in the morning.
Not together.
Tonight is the first night of our ‘routine’. We’ve been doing a very baby-led routine until now, but now that I’m going to be working 3 days a week, and our lives are getting back to pre-baby busy, it seems like it is time to put a bit of parent direction into the mix. The end of daylight savings was chosen on purpose as we were going to have to adjust things anyway so it seemed like a good idea. The big things are the get up time, the midday nap and the start of dinner/going to bed. There is a bit of baby led stuff in the rest of the mix. Let’s see how it goes.
The other thing was as I was updating my ‘about’ it got me thinking about something someone said at church this morning. Two boys were hitting each other and one didn’t seem all that pleased about it. My teaching instincts got me to check with the boy that everything was alright and then chat to his Mum. She then got talking about how they were just boys and that is how they play. She then said that the eldest boy gets in trouble at school as he tries to play rough at school and his Mum needs to remind him that girls are a bit more gentle. It got me thinking about whether the boys are naturally more rough, or if that is a cultural expectation, and what was my little girl going to be like. Would she be gentle because ‘that’s what little girls are like’ or would she be allowed to play rough with the boys if that was in her personality. Or is rough play suitable for anyone?
Hi all.
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Have fun.
berryandus 