Random thoughts about parenting
I wish the current practice of parents giving out presents to their children’s classmates on their offspring’s birthdays will just stop. It’s nice that you let your children play with sand or small Lego blocks, but to me, having my toddler scream bloody murder while her brother is playing with Lego makes the evening already saturated with to-do things just that much harder. Honestly, if there were some opt-out system in which I could deny my children of such blessings, I would do so.
I have never been conscious of skin colour, but having so many people compliment on my daughter’s fair skin made me realise how many aunties still subscribe to the belief that people with fairer skin are pretty.
I’m grateful for my son because he helped me with my daughter’s home project the other day. This leads me to another pet peeve - why assign homework that is realistically impossible for toddlers to handle?
It’s interesting how genes skip a generation. My daughter reminds me of my late mum, looks-wise. I have to thank my wife for pointing out the resemblance. This is especially ironic because I look like a carbon copy of my dad. Natural cloning - this should be the authorities’ chosen strategy to encourage birth rates (instead of the reductionist approach of relying on money).
My son knows how to spell S I N G A P O R E because of a chant. I should use more chants in my teaching.
My girl is an amazing consumer. While other toddlers were playing at the Tayo Station, she sneaked out and went straight to the plush toy section. She pointed determinedly at the yellow Tayo bus, indicating her unabashed desire. My wallet bled; I bought it for her. I dread to think about how her taste will only evolve to be more exorbitant in future.
Just some rambling thoughts that stick out in my mundane quotidian existence!