Mama, get back here!
She turned to look at me and then continued crawling in the
direction she was. I raised my voice and again and called her,
Mama, get back here!
She turned, looked at me and made some sounds that could be interpreted
as, "why are you disturbing me? She paused for about 10 seconds and
continued towards the direction I didn't want her to go. I raised my voice a
little louder this time and called out to her.
Mama, get back here!
She quietly turned and crawled towards me. This happened when
she was 8 months. Till now, I haven't seen her crawl towards that direction. This
little scenario taught me a huge motherhood lesson. “Although our babies like
to push boundaries, when we insist, they know and they take corrections.”
Just tonight, she wanted to play in a certain part of the
room that we usually play at in the afternoons and I didn't want her to play
there tonight. As she crawled towards that place, I raised my voice a bit, added
firmness to it and said, "Mama, get back here." She crawled back,
revolted and muttered some words in her language expressing her displeasure.
She tried again and I said it again. This time she said more of the revolting
baby words, cried a bit and came towards me to be cuddled.
It's too way early to give myself a thumbs up but I'm
definitely on the right track. Raising our children is a lot of work because children
are simply a handful. Sometimes, it's easier to let them have their way because
you just want to have a moment of respite. But we are their only hope of turning
out to become well behaved and responsible individuals. Therefore, we must keep
setting the boundaries and insisting on them.
To every mom and dad trying to make a civilized adult out of
their children, keep pushing it; they are hearing you and your efforts are
paying off. Do not give up and have joy whilst doing it.
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