Parenting
Parenting is generally quite tricky – well I find it to be.
Parenting
The process by which one raises ones children. Involves catering for physical and emotional needs while helping to steer young minds towards maturity and hopefully a well rounded adulthood. Best done in a fair and balanced way.
One of the big things that we decided when Mr Patrick came on the scene was the bit about being fair and balanced.
It has not quite worked out that way – I in particular find myself being mostly contradictory – and for the most part sending out mixed signals from my interactions with Patrick to the always watching never blinking intelligence gathering machine that is the three year old mind.
For example if Mr Patrick burps, it is celebrated – if Mr Alex burps he is told to excuse himself. If Patrick shrieks it is funny, if Alex shrieks he is being obnoxious. If Patrick poops in his nappy he is consoled and comforted, if Alex poops in his pants he is subject to a Spanish Inquisition. If Patrick is arm flapping and hits you in the face it is laughed at, if Alex hits in the face he is on the step. If Patrick gets covered in food at tea time – photos are taken, if Alex spills off his plate he is for the high jump.
Parenting (Mr Alex)
The hypocritical process by which one is raised by one’s parents. Done mostly in a contradictory manner through the application of different criteria for each sibling. Food, clothes, warm bed and spending money are all freely available – but generally dogmatic disposition, with no right of appeal, rounds off an unsatisfactory deal.
Parenting is generally quite tricky – well I find it to be.
Parenting
The process by which one raises one’s children. Involves catering for physical and emotional needs while helping to steer young minds towards maturity, and hopefully a well rounded adulthood. Best done in a fair and balanced way.
One of the big things that we decided when Mr Patrick came on the scene was the bit about being fair and balanced.
It has not quite worked out that way – I in particular find myself being mostly contradictory – and for the most part sending out mixed signals from my interactions with Patrick to the always watching, never blinking intelligence gathering machine that is the three year old mind.
For example if Mr Patrick burps, it is celebrated – if Mr Alex burps he is told to excuse himself. If Patrick shrieks it is funny, if Alex shrieks he is being obnoxious. If Patrick poops in his nappy he is consoled and comforted, if Alex poops in his pants he is subject to a Spanish Inquisition. If Patrick is arm flapping and hits you in the face it is laughed at, if Alex hits in the face he is on the step. If Patrick gets covered in food at tea time – photos are taken, if Alex spills off his plate he is for the high jump.
Parenting (Mr Alex)
The hypocritical process by which one is raised by one’s parents. Done mostly in a contradictory manner through the application of different criteria for each sibling. How is one meant to know what to do in any given situation? Food, clothes, warm bed and spending money are all freely available – but generally dogmatic disposition, with no rights to appeal, rounds off an unsatisfactory deal.
