You think you have an Ego? Well you obviously haven’t spent
a weekend in the presence of 3 kids. Man…they have massive egos, hugely
demanding and expressed in hyperactive outbursts (preferably very very loud).
If
you haven’t noticed it, that’s because you are perhaps too busy covering their basic
needs such as food, and ‘wow’ they eat loads and all the time. You haven’t yet
recovered from the mess they made for breakfast and it is already snack time, then lunch, then
afternoon snack, followed by dinner and the hot chocolate sipped way to fast at
the alert of ‘I am going to get sick’ that leads you to the bathroom by a tiny
hand (even after the constant reminder to drink slowly). Parenthood is like
slavery!
Surely there are some fun moments such as…’enhm..i forgot,
but hey I am new to this business’. ;-)
It’s Anthropological and Psychological fascinating to see
these self-absorbed and noisy tiny creatures fighting around for sole attention
of their father among their siblings. I suppose when it is only one it’s easier
but when we are talking about 3 of about the same age, the battle for kid
supremacy certainly tests the parent’s patience and stamina.
Disappointing to realise that we have evolved so much but we
still haven’t found a better way to come to the world as souls without totally taking
over the parents lives. 'Scientists can you work on this please?'
Before I embarked on this venture I used to think that
parents who allowed their kids to watch movies or cartoons weren’t very
imaginative but now I understand, you need time to shower, clean the kitchen,
make the beds and take a few deep breaths. Parents out there, 'I salute you', I think
you are crazy but still, you've got my respect!
