Parenting Rant I'm not exactly sure what it is, but my kids can make me so upset. It's so hard to remain calm, but I've been trying. Azaya always says that the toys we have in our house are baby toys. They aren't, she just likes to think that she's oh so grown up. Since when do 8 year olds think that dolls are for babies? And then this attitude spreads to my younger children, and eventually I will have all of these children who think they are too cool to play, but they aren't old enough for adult activities, nor would they find them fun anyway! So kids nowadays end up only watching TV and playing video games, because those fill the gap. But those don't teach any physical or social skills at all, and that is exactly what kids should be learning. I think that really she should be doing a lot more around the house, because she would learn how to do it, for one thing, and also because there is no good reason for me not to have more help, if she is able to do it, and if she is supposedly bored with all of these baby toys then she can do a little grown up work! The kids have pretty much decided that today they will not be nice to each other, and they are all a bunch of meanies. I hate days like this. I just end up feeling like a failure as a mother. There is just so far to go in terms of my personal development, my parenting skills, staying on top of things, being a good partner, all of it. |