Maternal Instinct
I love babies. I love kids. But ONLY when they’re other people’s.
Y’know how when you reach certain age, you’re supposed to have that maternal instinct. It’s supposed to make you wanna have your own babies? How when you look at other tiny tots, it makes you feel warm and makes you melt inside etc…?
I like playing with babies. But its 10 minutes tops. After that, I just wanna shove the baby back to the mom or dad. ESPECIALLY if the little one starts crying or fidgeting too much. And I really do not have the patience to do the whole kiddy talk with toddlers.
Y’know like how adults would talk to small kids…..
Like:-
Mommy: Oh, look at that! (pointing to a picture of a flower in a book.) What’s that?
Kid: Flower.
Mommy: Clever girl. Can you tell me what flower that is?
Kid: (Silence)
Mommy: That’s a rose. Can you say ‘rose’?
Kid: Rose.
Mommy: Very good. Now what color is the rose? Can you tell me?
Kid: (Silence)
Mommy: This rose is red. See, this color is red. Just like your dress.
Kid: Red.
Mommy: That’s right. Your dress and the rose are the same color. Red.
Kid: Red.
Mommy: That’s my girl. (turns page) Now, do you know what this is?….
Oh God! I can’t do this….. I really can’t. I get tired, very fast.
Look, I’ve done the whole wake up in the middle of the night to ‘bancuh susu’ and feed the baby, washed soiled CLOTH diapers (nowadays you guys just use disaposable ones, cheating!) , give the baby a bath, change diapers, quiet a wailing baby, administer medication and take care of a sick baby…cook and carry a baby at the same time. Yeah, it’s dangerous. But when the kid is wailing her head off, and you’re trying to get dinner ready, you’ll do it too. Trust me.
All that without a maid in the house.
Anyway, point is, I’m NOT excited about motherhood. And I really can’t stand people (especially those with maids) WHO HAVE NEVER been through what I have, shoving their babies in my face and telling me that it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to them and that I should try it too. Yeah, it may be the best thing for YOU. But I’m not in a hurry. AT ALL. And don’t act surprised when I handle your baby better than you do. The only thing I’ve not done is give birth. And I’m not looking forward to that either.
And stop telling me that it’s different when you have your own kid. Yeah, right!!!
Y’know how when you reach certain age, you’re supposed to have that maternal instinct. It’s supposed to make you wanna have your own babies? How when you look at other tiny tots, it makes you feel warm and makes you melt inside etc…?
I like playing with babies. But its 10 minutes tops. After that, I just wanna shove the baby back to the mom or dad. ESPECIALLY if the little one starts crying or fidgeting too much. And I really do not have the patience to do the whole kiddy talk with toddlers.
Y’know like how adults would talk to small kids…..
Like:-
Mommy: Oh, look at that! (pointing to a picture of a flower in a book.) What’s that?
Kid: Flower.
Mommy: Clever girl. Can you tell me what flower that is?
Kid: (Silence)
Mommy: That’s a rose. Can you say ‘rose’?
Kid: Rose.
Mommy: Very good. Now what color is the rose? Can you tell me?
Kid: (Silence)
Mommy: This rose is red. See, this color is red. Just like your dress.
Kid: Red.
Mommy: That’s right. Your dress and the rose are the same color. Red.
Kid: Red.
Mommy: That’s my girl. (turns page) Now, do you know what this is?….
Oh God! I can’t do this….. I really can’t. I get tired, very fast.
Look, I’ve done the whole wake up in the middle of the night to ‘bancuh susu’ and feed the baby, washed soiled CLOTH diapers (nowadays you guys just use disaposable ones, cheating!) , give the baby a bath, change diapers, quiet a wailing baby, administer medication and take care of a sick baby…cook and carry a baby at the same time. Yeah, it’s dangerous. But when the kid is wailing her head off, and you’re trying to get dinner ready, you’ll do it too. Trust me.
All that without a maid in the house.
Anyway, point is, I’m NOT excited about motherhood. And I really can’t stand people (especially those with maids) WHO HAVE NEVER been through what I have, shoving their babies in my face and telling me that it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to them and that I should try it too. Yeah, it may be the best thing for YOU. But I’m not in a hurry. AT ALL. And don’t act surprised when I handle your baby better than you do. The only thing I’ve not done is give birth. And I’m not looking forward to that either.
And stop telling me that it’s different when you have your own kid. Yeah, right!!!
posted by Ms. J at 3:08 AM
3 Comments:
o'oh! go get a hysterectomy done.
its different when u hv ur own kid...oops u didnt wana hear that again kan
Erm... I don't think I've ever read to my kids that way. I'd find that utterly boring too dear.
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