ParentWonder

I have met some friends who only attend to their children on weekends. During weekday, the children are with babysitters. When I probed further, "It’s tiring when you are home from work and I don’t have the energy to take care of my child."

I am a working mom myself but I don’t want to do that. I feel guilty if I don’t take my children back from my nanny’s house after work. The other reason is I want to foster a closer bond with my kids. I don’t want to end up my babysitter is closer to my children than me. Who wants that anyway?

With modern technology that makes our lives easier, parents nowadays still can’t beat the last generation parents – who could raise 4-5 children – without any help single handedly. No doubt, they were full time parents but don’t forget they had more children than us.

Oftentimes, I wonder whether it is the work that makes them become "weekend parents". Or it’s a lame excuse for them to skip the responsibility of being a full time parent?
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This is a good idea. And coincidentally it happened to us some years back. My wife and I planned for a trip to Europe and only discovered later that my wife was pregnant right before the trip. We were so worried that our trip wound not materialized. But luckily, the gynae said it was fine for us to travel on our babymoon…

Here’s something I found:

For 10 tips on PRE-BABY GETAWAY and where to go, read this.
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Want to have a peek at how other families earn, spend and save? Today’s Parent has a wonderful article on this. They interviewed three families – one in a village, one in a mid-size city and another in a booming urban center.

How Much Does it Cost to Raise a Family?

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It’s bad… I know BUT I couldn’t help it. Every time my daughter doesn’t listen to me or she misbehaves, I always lose my temper. Sometimes to the extent that I slap her. I know I am mean and not a model father. I regretted each time I did it, after the event. And I told myself to get my emotions under check next time. Of course, this is easier said than done. Sometimes I ask myself this, "For her bad temper, did she get it from me? Like father like daughter?"
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