My almost three year old daughter, for some reason, loves playing Mommy. Not to her dolls or teddy bears. But to ME. I’d imagined that at this age, they would like playing Mommy to their dolls or teddy bears because they like emulating adults, right? Knowing my luck, she’s probably on her way towards homosexuality (no, I have nothing against it) or worse, some indiscernible member of society.
I’m not sure why I’ve warranted myself baby-like. Is it because I’m round from layers of undigested cake and cuddly like a Mama Bear? Is it because she prefers a baby that can actually communicate back? Or is she priming me for some obscure future event? Perhaps she is trying to teach me a subtle lesson about Mommy-hood.
In our most recent Mommy and Me play, where she would force request me to act as her baby:
Me: Mommy?
Tee: Yes, Precious…..
Me: I love you, Mommy.
Tee: I love you too. Say you want milk! (she prompts me all the time, how natural….)
Me: Can I have some milk please, Mommy?
Tee: Okay….I will make you some milk now. Would you like cold milk or hot milk?
Me: Cold. please.
Tee: Are you naughty? (talk about turning a tangent)
Me: No, I’m not naughty. Do you think I’m naughty?
Tee: No, you’re not naughty. But even if you’re naughty, I will not whack you.
Me: You will not whack me? Thank you….. (shocked that Tee is bringing up whacking and curious all the same)
Tee: No, I will not whack you because I am a GOOD Mommy…...(is she implying I am not!!!???)
Now, before you run out and call Child Support on me, allow me to qualify that I do NOT whack my daughter. I have hit her leg three times before in her three years of existence and regretted it. Whilst I have no excuses for it, I must let you know that my little cute Tee can turn into a raging starved bull when the need arises. And although I usually just inject the bull with some sedatives before carting it into the thinking corner, at those three rare occassions, I snapped. And whilst I also threaten her sometimes to whack her or show her the cane, I have never used it and never intend to.
Besides, just counting 1-2-3 in an authoritative tone usually works wonders.
So, do you think she was trying to tell me something???
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<p>hmmmm i don’t know…i believe that sparing the rod will spoil the child…so am i a bad mom? but i know it works though!</p>
I think we all do what we do best with our own children, be it the Asian method or others, and go with whatever works, works. My only definition of a bad mom is a mom that fails to live up to her responsibilities like run off leaving the child without a good reason. Even mothers who continually abuse their children are not bad moms because obviously they have some mental problems or internal issues that are driving them to do it. So, NO. You are not a bad mom!
perhaps if you think this way, it’ll make you feel better 🙂 eldest kid like to emulate their parents. perhaps she was copying you as a good mother??? hahahahaha.
Yes! What a nice thought…..Who am I kidding, haha!!