I have two amazingly smart and silly kids, J and Z. Since birth, they have totally opposite personalities.
J has always been the “drama queen”, she screamed for 3 hours straight twice, when she was just months old, until red patches were all over her face, completely skipped her feeding sessions… all because her milk bottle was about 1 minute too late to be warmed up. Entire household took turns to hold her, comfort her, acted silly, did everything we could, nothing worked. Eventually, she cried herself to sleep, totally exhausted. She was known to throw fits, cry about a lot of things at daycare, but she always got out of trouble, because she is just so darn cute and sweet. J is almost 5 and a half now, she is in acting and modeling. I have been doing a ton of behind the scene work, to get her head shots, resumes, go-sees, at home and in-person auditions, video, setting up profiles on various websites, monitor activities and projects online and all kinds of social media and submit her at the earliest opportunities. This is not because I want to push her to get into entertainment business at a young age. Absolutely not. J is a super cute girl, and she will attract a lot of attentions growing up. She is super girly, super cute, super energetic. All the casting directors, agents, acting instructors said she has got what it takes, and her voice is unique (from years of screaming, maybe?)… My goal is to show her the world, let her see people, places, things she would not see in her daycare or school life, or maybe not ever otherwise. I figured, if she has seen handsome boys, fancy clothing, amazing makeup, high fashion, she could be more selective on relationships, what she wants in life, and not fall for boys she should never fall for at young age, like a lot of the rest of us, myself included.
Z on the other hand, is almost 4. Super smart boy, stubborn, but he would say no with a big old smile. If he sees he is not getting away with things, he would give in, again with a big old smile and says “Okayyy…” He is super good at puzzles, all about cars and dinosaurs. He also likes to do anything big sister does. So, occasionally, he wants pink things covered in sparkles. I could only shake my head, snap a picture and plan to black mail him when he is old enough and has a girlfriend (muahahahaha…) One thing about big Z though, he is lazy, super lazy.. haha I know, maybe I sound like a mean mom or seem strict with him by refusing to feed him or carry him from the restroom to the couch, but I want to correct it when he is young.
Enough about the kids, there will be plenty more stories in the blogs, I am sure. Bottom line is, as a parent, my job is to raise them into responsible, honest, hard working and giving individuals, not taking anything for granted and appreciate everything they have in life and at the end of the day, live a fulfilling and happy life when I can no longer be here with them every day. I will share my thoughts, lessons learned, things that happened and how I handled it. It’s always going to be a learning experience, all kids are different, all parents are different. One method works on one kid, may not work on the other. I want to use this blog as a platform, to share with you my learning experience with my kids, and would appreciate any feedback from you and my kids and I may benefit from your wisdom too.
