Author sb129 Posted December 8, 2010 Author Posted December 8, 2010 Does it make me a bad mother if I get tired of singing nursery rhymes and reading kids books? I try and do activities with my daughter, we go swimming and to the beach and the park and we read and dance and sing but again I wonder if its enough or too much or what. How can you tell?
Ariadne Posted December 8, 2010 Posted December 8, 2010 Does it make me a bad mother if I get tired of singing nursery rhymes and reading kids books? I try and do activities with my daughter, we go swimming and to the beach and the park and we read and dance and sing but again I wonder if its enough or too much or what. How can you tell? Sounds like you are trying to compensate for the time away with those books, rhymes etc. Everything in moderation. She is safe and loved and that is the most important right now. Plus she has a wonderful family around with grandparents, uncles, and many children don't get to have that. Don't take things too seriously, easy does it. Cheers!
donnamaybe Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 Yeah... See, I'm cool mom. That's not the term I'd use. I'd call it enabling. My kids - all three of 'em, as well as their friends - always considered me a "cool mom," but I have also given them boundaries, some of which involved doing for themselves so they would eventually GROW UP, and none of those kinds of teachings have to involve "harshness." And of course the girlfriend wants to hang around. She can lay around like a sloth and get waited on. That is NOT "good parenting" in my book. sb, I understand how you feel about this nanny going overboard. I'm sure she hasn't a clue how she is coming across. It sounds like your talk went well though. And no, you shouldn't feel like a bad mom for getting tired of reading and nursery rhymes. It sounds like you give plenty of time and love to WB, so don't be so hard on yourself.
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