Its Fathers' Day for the next couple of hours at least and my current mood is: Excited! I just made the perfect vanilla cream and raspberry donuts and I feel like friggen Martha Stewart. You know when you really nail something and it just makes you feel good well.. that just happened and I'm feelin' mushy. My kids are extremely lucky. They have literally hit the big time with a dad like my husband Tonga. He is kind, he's so loving and he possesses an amazing superhuman amount of patience (like a freaky amount). Hes motivated like you wouldn't believe, works an insane amount of hours so we can live a cushy life, he always says he loves my food (which is a blatant lie sometimes- but it makes me feel better about life).
I hope my children grow up knowing that their dad is such an amazing person, a true testament to his parents who are very kind and loving people. A man who was raised right and has such a huge love for being a father. Happy Fathers' Day T! Love you, S x
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Noah is a rough kid. He plays rough, has no fear, he has a very high pain threshold and this all contributes to his nature. Although, he is a sweet and caring little boy.. lately I'm questioning why he does the things he does. He feels his emotions and we encourage him to express these. We put him in to childcare because he needed to learn to be social with other children and I just couldn't provide the kind of interaction he gets at his centre. I'm starting to question his need to be rough with other kids though. Why does he feel the need to push other kids? Is it attention seeking or does he really want to hurt them? I'd hate for him to be one of those kids that cries at the drop of a hat or the touch of another kid but I also don't want him to be the class bully.
I've had Noah tackle 10 year olds to the ground, he has made an 8 year old cry like.. who does that? On the one hand they were trying to provoke Noah and I'm not gunna step in if they can't handle the jandle. I do something if there is actually a real risk of someone getting hurt but other than that I try not to involve myself. I really don't know. To say I'm concerned would be an understatement. No parent wants their kid to be a bully. I know, I know.. he is only two but I hate being the parent of the kid that just pushed your kid over. I hate being the parent of the kid that has to hover to make sure he isn't hurting some kid on the playground. Sometimes I think he is just trying to play, trying to provoke a reaction or communicate and other times it is just uncalled for. You reap what you sow and I can't help but think that we created this monster. Did Tonga and I create this need for attention because we don't give enough? Do any parents of boys have any advice or ideas on this? If you are a parent of a boy, a rough kid or have any knowledge of two year olds PLEASE tell me this is normal two year old behaviour. It would make me feel better to know there are other kids out there like Nowy. He really is a kind and gentle hearted little boy who just has a tough shell. Help me, I'm losing control here... S x |
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