Some people said that life is so easy being a housewife. You will be so free, having lots of time on your hands to do things that you like, and live the life of a tai tai. How I wish they are true!
I guess those people who think that housewives are very "free" are those who have a maid and/or a mother/mother-in-law helping them out in housework and baby care. Since they do not have to take care of baby nor do the housework on their own, they cannot imagine how laborious it can be being a housewife.
In my case, I am more like a "desperate housewife" than a tai-tai cos I do not have the luxury of having a maid or a live-in mother/mother-in-law to lend extra hands. I still need to wake up as early as I used to when I was working, to start cooking, bathing Chevonne, feed her, change her diapers, and play with her. Even when I am not doing anything for her, I still need to be around her to keep my eyes on her all the time. All babies at her age are restless, active and curious, and that makes them very accident prone. It can be very tiring to watch her and chase her round the clock.
The only "free" time I get is during that one-two hours when Chevonne took a nap. That's the only time I could get to do things of my own, but mostly I have to use that time to do cleaning up and tidying up the toys which are strewn all over the place or to catch that much needed nap to recuperate from the exhaustion.
My break time is determined by none other than Her Majesty. It stopped abruptly the moment she wakes up, and then the whole cycle starts again until she falls asleep at night. It is a 24/7 job with no rest in between. No wonder my mom used to say it is much easier to work then to look after a kid. It is a harder job than any I ever know.
Well, then you may ask do I regret my decision to quit the job to look after her? Not even for a second! Tiring it might be, I am glad to have spent the last 6 mths watching her learning to sit up, crawl, and now walking. The bond between us has never been any stronger!
4 comments:
Agree! It's a journey only SAHMs themselves will know -- indescribable! And those chose this path willingly will not regret. :)
I'm looking forward to mine and I'm certain it will be a journey I too, will not regret.
hello Claire, I could fully comprehend how u feel...having stayed home for the past 3mths to 'serve' my little prince, I know exactly how 'desperate' we can get sometimes... indeed, I'm so looking forward to that day when my hb gives me the greenlight to be a stay-home-mum to look after Tim... I know I'd not regret it either...nothing beats witnessing the milestones of our kids =)
claire to rainbow from god:
great to meet u, sister of heaven :)
good to hear that u are about to embark on the journey of a SAHM to look after ur kid. It is an experience that no money can buy. Only SAHM can enjoy the great satisfaction of watching ur own kid grows day by day.
Too bad that mine is coming to an end. :( But I am glad it has been a fruitful 6 mths.
claire to mamabliss:
yeah, 3 mths of maternity leave is a preview for new mothers of how it is gg to be like if they were to choose to stay at home.
but for me, I did not enjoy the 3 mths at all, cos the bb is still too young and all they do is eat,sleep and poo.
But once they reach 6 mths and older, boy, they are so much fun! they learn to laugh, coo to u, make eye contact and so on...From then on, u will find urself missing ur bb even more as u are getting back to work everyday. :)
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