Day in day out I rush through the day chauffeuring my chidlren to school and back, do laundry, cook, clean, mind the lil ones, assist the school goers with their homework, take a short nap if time permits, get the children to bathe, eat their dinner and get them ready for bed.
I just realised that I did not really spend quality time with each of my 3 school going children. This just struck me yesterday when I told my 9yo that we might have Congkak competition this CNY and she wants me to practice with her to prepare for the day. I told her that I will when I am free. Her replied was, “Mommy, you do not have free time. Even when you have free time, you would want to rest.” It is so true!
I feel so sad for her. She longs for my time for her. Time I spend assisting her with homework does not count. It is “work”. I know that the other 2 feels the same. I don’t even have time for myself. How to find time for each and everyone of them?
Stumble it!
with more kids, its hard to give personal time to each and everyone. But in return, they have more siblings to play with, and younger one get to learn from older siblings
It is really hard, especially you are the one handling the chores as well. Even with just four, I feels that I am not giving them equal attention and quality time, what more if there are more children in the family