My Typical Day

As much as I would like to be a SAHM to witness every milestone of my 2 little ones, I still do enjoy my current status being a FTWM. At least, I am kept away from my kids for some good hours so that I can preserve my sanity.

A typical day of mine starts early and ends late. Since Jan 4th, I started waking up earlier to fill up their water bottles, check their school bags, making sure they brought all the stuff that they are supposed to bring. End of the day, I make sure all the bottles are washed, uniforms ironed, books packed, worksheets completed, and more importantly, those daily dose of new words were learned and absorbed by our little girl.

I used to ask her to write repeatedly and spell out the words for English spelling. As for Chinese spelling, she will have the write the characters and read out the strokes as she did. Well, she inherited my way of learning. I hated writing when I was a kid and often did not do my homework when it comes to writing. I understand, like me, she asked why should she write so much when she already knows how to write? Fine, I gave in. So long she can write I correctly, she need not finish writing those that I gave her in addition to what she already had.

These days there is no more luxury of “me” time. The only time I get is probably when I am in the bathroom, or when I am travelling to work. That’s about all left for me.

On days when Ethyl has enrichment classes after her usual curriculum, I will wake up earlier to prepare her breakfast. Mom saw how tired I am, and said she will cook lunch and bring to school, so that she can also feed the little boy while waiting for Ethyl’s class to end.

Things would have been easier if Ethyl is more cooperative. She refuses to let Hubby take over the rein in terms of coaching her in her school work. I was so irritated one evening that I caned her when I saw her still clad in her uniform and refused to do her work at 7ish when I reached home.

I explained to her that I am also tired after a day’s work. Why can’t she do her part by helping me to finish her work so that I just go through with her those that she has doubts on? The next day, she obediently did her work and changed out of her uniform the moment she got home.

Seriously, such small acts help a tonne. Just because she listened to me, finish her work; I can have some time with the little boy to bond with him. Else by the time we finished homework, it’s his bed time.

On a lighter note, little boy is progressing well in school too! The latest update I got from the Principal said, “Very Good. Unlike 1st day, he never cried when being refused by teachers. It seems tat he is adapting very well to the dos ad don’ts in school. We brought the kids outdoor for play yesterday and I could see he had a great time! I also witnessed him dancing with his friends when the teacher turned on the cd. Overall, I am very pleased with his performance so far.”

I hope he continues to enjoy school as this is a life long journey of learning.