On top of everything else that happened this weekend (1 portrait shoot, The Kid’s party, Barmitzvah, and double shoot this morning) I had to take Bradley to a school party this afternoon.
I never cease to be amazed by some of the mothers… it’s this constant banter about whose kids are doing what extra murals. And OMW the extra swimming etc that the kids go to on weekends… and whatever else they do. Oh and not to forget the extra soccer and the special meals the kids eat etc etc
The kids are in grade 0. They’re 6 for pete sake! How many extra murals must they have? Who really cares if they can swim perfect laps in the pool using the perfect stroke yet… at least they’re not freaking drownable anymore!
It’s exhausting to listen to them truly… my conclusion though… it was only the SAHM’s with nothing else to do other than cart kids around that were speaking like that… oh and the one mom who has a full-time au-pair for her kids!
Comments
Tanya
I totally get you! A sometimes feel bad that I have to work and cant take Lem to this and to that and then back to this. But then I stop to think and realise that she IS only 7 – there is still time to do all of that but for now she needs to be a kid
She does art after school the one day then I have her at dance classes on a thursday…thats enough for now me thinks.
Marylin
Eesh, I hate conversations like that, and I *am* an sahm! >_<
Gilz
Spoiled moms = spoiled kids imo
cat@juggling act
Jenty. I agree with your thoughts. Really, they have nothing better to talk about. I know one SAHM that can have a brilliant conversations about anything but kids, but she makes an effort to do so. I respect her so much for that.
Cheryl Mac
I used to feel guilty about the fact that that I had no demands about what my children need to be doing. I know moms are were worrying about what their children were learning or not learning in creche. There seemed to be this need to push the children to learn and a worry if they regressed at all -and this is when they were 4 years old. This whole focus on what they are learning, and what to do with the children in the afternoon to stimulate them further etc. I am sure that my son learns more just playing in the garden than those children learn with their moms constantly monitoring their learning.
alet2020
I agree! Also, I think out kids learn a lot by seeing what we the adults are doing. We work Full time, you have your photography after hours, I study! We teaching our kids that anything worth wanting is worth working for!
Tamara
I am friends with an OT and I interviewed her awhile back for an article on educational toys. She said that it’s not the toy or what the kid is doing that’s important, but the fact that you talk, engage and interact with them that’s the most beneficial. So I kids probably learn just as much from doing normal kid playing than from attending millions of different structured activities at age six
Janet B
The problem with pushing your kids to do umpteen extra-murals is, that they burn out eventually. My niece did EVERYTHING and ANYTHING her heart desired. She’s now in Grade 10 and does as little as possible! There is no happy medium!
Angel
I don’t understand some parents’ need to push their kids into activity after activity… when are they supposed to do homework and revise their school work? And then they get “punished” when their performance in some sports arena starts to wane when they didn’t ask to be doing it in the first place!
Wenchy
I seriously dislike school parties. also.
Mary
I must say I don’t get it either… it is sad!
Huckdoll
I’m with you on this one. I don’t agree with immersing a young child in a ton of different things. It’s called being a KID for a reason. They shouldn’t be scheduled nearly as much as some of them are.