Did you enjoy parenting more when your kid was a toddler or do you enjoy it more now that they're a teenager?
Appu is in his early teens. When Appu was younger, we used a good cop, bad cop approach to parenting & I ended up playing the bad cop.
Why did you decide to bring a child to this world? For me, it was simple - I wanted someone to love. The past few weeks have been stressful at work and and in the middle of it all, I realized that my decision to bring my son into this world has been the best decision I’ve ever made.. Seeing my anxiety, Premith reminded me that spending some time with Appu could relieve a lot of stress. And he was right. Just hugging him at bedtime - eased all my worries.
For me, it’s actually easier to parent him as a teenager. Why? Because I can communicate with him better now. Of course, he talks much less than he did when he was younger—but he expresses his needs clearly, and when something is denied, he questions it.
I feel challenged, and it reminds me that I’m his mother—not his owner. I need to explain things to him, not just impose them. Thanks to his papa, who helped me understand that our child is not our possession.
A few days ago, Appu asked me to make something with strawberries. I couldn’t do it at the time—work was too hectic.
But now that my stress levels are finally coming down, I decided to make it yesterday, even though it was a working day. I ordered our regular meals and set aside time to try the strawberry recipe instead.
We had already picked out a recipe we both liked.
I love these three pictures we took during the process.
The first one: I was trying to capture the memories of the day—but the mischievous child in him was doing his best to ruin the shot.
The second one: my own click.
The third one: he helped me take it. Honestly, I haven’t seen a photo that good come out of my camera in recent years.
Now, it feels like I’m starting to learn from him - my angry, young teenager
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