This is my first parenting blog. I have three beautiful kids and they are making me younger everyday. I will be introducing each of them in my successive posts together with my unabashed personality profile of each of them. I have been in the corporate world for a decade as an HR professional. My husband asked me to stop working and focus on the kids. I have been unemployed for seven months now and this is so better than having a job. Such a privilege to be a full-time mama.
So what does a mom like me do? What do I do with my kids? I just have one goal in mind when it comes to parenting, and that is to raise my kids to be happy, healthy and contented adults. But do I keep a checklist on how to ensure that they will be one when they grow up? NO! I am not an obsessive compulsive person so I don't make schedules for what to do in a day, much more with my kids. I don't operate with my kids on a certain itinerary or things and stuffs to do. I don't even enroll them to summer classes when they are off school. As just let them become kids. I would let them do whatever they want or something that makes them happy. Well, of course not to the extent of putting them in harm's way or letting them watch an obscene movie. Not to that level... But there are really times that I let them watch ' South Park' , 'Happy Tree Friends' or PewDiePie and I have my reasons.
Some parents find my parenting style absurd but good thing I don't give a rat's ass on their (as if) perfection. I sometimes get a rough experience or two with the grandparents but you know, I will always have the final say . Haha... I am not a perfect mother, and if you will follow my journey you will find out how eccentric I could be. You can hate me but I assure you most of the time you will laugh at me. I don't read parenting articles because I could not take the hypocrisy. But I do read a lot of psychological journals about child development. I laugh at Facebook posts of parent's claiming to be the best at parenting. Those moms who take picture perfect poses with their kids in 4-inch heels(c'mon!) .I could not wait for their kids to grow up and abhor them.
So, how in the world will I ensure a happy and healthy adult life for my children? Fortunately, the secret formula is being always there for your kids. It is not just being there for them, but spending quality time with them. Being silly with them, picking up your nose with them, fart and laugh out loud with them. " We worry about what a child will become tomorrow yet we forget that he is someone today." Am I a spoiled mom? Nope. My kids don't even ask for toys but I do let them play gadgets.
Shoutout to all the parents out there who feels inadequate in their parenting style. No one is perfect but we can always try our best to raise our children perfectly. Shove it up their faces if someone thinks that you are doing a terrible job being a parent. Just accepting our mistakes and moving forward and do what is considerably right will keep you on track. Your kids will not be young forever, sooner or later you will miss their presence. So if you want to be in you children's future, you need to be present in their lives today.
So what does a mom like me do? What do I do with my kids? I just have one goal in mind when it comes to parenting, and that is to raise my kids to be happy, healthy and contented adults. But do I keep a checklist on how to ensure that they will be one when they grow up? NO! I am not an obsessive compulsive person so I don't make schedules for what to do in a day, much more with my kids. I don't operate with my kids on a certain itinerary or things and stuffs to do. I don't even enroll them to summer classes when they are off school. As just let them become kids. I would let them do whatever they want or something that makes them happy. Well, of course not to the extent of putting them in harm's way or letting them watch an obscene movie. Not to that level... But there are really times that I let them watch ' South Park' , 'Happy Tree Friends' or PewDiePie and I have my reasons.
Some parents find my parenting style absurd but good thing I don't give a rat's ass on their (as if) perfection. I sometimes get a rough experience or two with the grandparents but you know, I will always have the final say . Haha... I am not a perfect mother, and if you will follow my journey you will find out how eccentric I could be. You can hate me but I assure you most of the time you will laugh at me. I don't read parenting articles because I could not take the hypocrisy. But I do read a lot of psychological journals about child development. I laugh at Facebook posts of parent's claiming to be the best at parenting. Those moms who take picture perfect poses with their kids in 4-inch heels(c'mon!) .I could not wait for their kids to grow up and abhor them.
So, how in the world will I ensure a happy and healthy adult life for my children? Fortunately, the secret formula is being always there for your kids. It is not just being there for them, but spending quality time with them. Being silly with them, picking up your nose with them, fart and laugh out loud with them. " We worry about what a child will become tomorrow yet we forget that he is someone today." Am I a spoiled mom? Nope. My kids don't even ask for toys but I do let them play gadgets.
Shoutout to all the parents out there who feels inadequate in their parenting style. No one is perfect but we can always try our best to raise our children perfectly. Shove it up their faces if someone thinks that you are doing a terrible job being a parent. Just accepting our mistakes and moving forward and do what is considerably right will keep you on track. Your kids will not be young forever, sooner or later you will miss their presence. So if you want to be in you children's future, you need to be present in their lives today.
