551 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 23 Jan \ on: My tips to cope with parenthood meta
why I'm reading this post 😆 hahha, thanks for sharing!
I want to share some of my theory parenting, and they are unverified 👀
How about doing the low-tech way? Like using big carpets everywhere so the kids can climb wherever they like, and all you need is just a vacuum. ( Turkish hack!)
I'm living on my own most of the time, and I realized that the dishwasher is a bad influence, like I used to wait until I had more plates to clean, so a. I ended up buying many plates b. being lazy in the name of saving time
So now I only use two plates, 1 fork and 1 spoon, and I clean them after the meal, but of course, I don't know how things will work with kids, but I like being minimalist, not sure if it is still possible.
Done, I know exactly what I need and how to get the best of what I need and from whom, but that's only for myself atm, and I can even travel around the world with a 20-inch suitcase! Wondering how things would work with kids, but I guess it wouldn't be a hard problem to solve. 🤔
I always don't understand why kids need to have so many toys, those toys look the same to me... and so boring, I would love to teach the kids how to MAKE things early on, or break things then make them better:)
I like cleaning, it can be quite fun, like figuring out the cleaning hacks, etc., and nothing feels better than having a clean home - if anyone ever comes to Turkey, omg, Turkish homes are the BEST, always so clean and full of beautiful details!
I don't worry too much about it because I like learning something new every day, so basically all I need is to pass it to the kids? or maybe I would even learn something new from the little one every day:)
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and beliefs on this matter. Like I said before, your opinion is just as good as mine even if you think it is unverified xP
- The kitchen is my wife’s territory, so I won’t intrude haha. Oh she loves her plates and dishes. After we got married, we drove for hours to this pottery town in rural Japan to buy her preferred cutlery. She really takes pride in her kitchen.
Having said that, we got a dishwasher when our second child was born. It’s easy to handle the whims of one child, not so easy when two children are competing against each other and with you. We never looked back haha.
- I hate travelling with my kids. When we spent one month in Japan, we returned home with two luggages, two strollers, 4-5 bags. My wife wanted to buy packets of baby food and condiments and whatever not to smoothen her life in Singapore. Hopefully I can breathe easier this December because I am hopeful that my 5-year-old boy won’t need a stroller.
I have always been a light traveller. Just the backpack on my bag. So having to take care of so many things gets on my nerves.
- Because my son wants to have all sorts of the same animal in different colours and shapes and sizes. He has more than 10 hippopotamuses. 🦛 Beats me why.
We do make things too. But he still likes his toys.
Attaching a picture of his portable bus.
- Oh I agree. My four-year-old taught me the names of different dinosaurs haha. I have never been that interested in them.
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