Disclaimer…the bad influences I’m referring to are nothing serious, the boys haven’t joined a gang, started chain smoking or anything, but sheesh they most def seem to activate the naughty gene in each other.
I’m basically here asking for advice so do read and comment with advice. For my sake, for the boys’ sake.
If you follow me on social media (you totally should) you might know that Aidan and I spend a lot of time playing together (parents of onlies can relate – not that other parents don’t play with their kids but if there are no siblings you automatically become Player 2) people have remarked that they can’t see themselves playing with their kid like that without getting super bored…so I thought why not share the secret to not going off your rocker playing with your preschooler
Continue for a list of ways we “play together:” that actually works to my advantage
What nonsense am I speaking about? Do I really think my child is no longer cute? Well yes
And no… He is my child he is the most attractive kid ever since ever. He has the curliest hair and biggest eyes and most perfect skin(we all think our kids are beautiful it’s ingrained in our subconscious. We are in awe of them – then sometimes we see photos of them when they were younger and realise we were wearing “mom goggles” – so you would be hard pressed to find a parent who didn’t think their kid was beautiful. In fact your mom probably still thinks your grownup self is sooo beautiful) . But this isn’t about attractiveness NOPE this is about that Awwww factor babies have and let’s face it my child is no longer cute….
What happens if mom and dad have different parenting styles…
Different parenting styles are practically inevitable. I’ve seen it so often with friends that I’m starting to think it’s actually a good thing. It’s a way to create balanced little people.
Rob and I have different parenting styles. Well we have different everything styles really
I’m struggling with a weird problem here people! My pre-schooler has an answer for everything and a question for everything else!
Take this as an example, when I caught him using my make-up kit like a craft set, the three-year-old actually tried to talk his way out of it.
If you have ever been on a mom group on facebook you will know that mom shaming is a thing… You will also know that mom shaming is awful and usually not even intended (I sure hope this is true) it’s just a bunch of people who genuinely think their way is better and are just trying to help (others are just witches, lets face it)
So Saturday morning I woke to the sound of rain falling on the roof, I lay back and listened to the rhythmic breathing of the three-year-old who had snuck into my bed and I just savoured the moment.
Then I looked at my phone and freaked the flip out! In 30 minutes I had to have Aidan in a costume and at the starting line of a family fun run.
