Reply to So upset my kid can't count to 20

Forum Index » Infants, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Reply to "So upset my kid can't count to 20"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
The question is, WHY did you decide to stay home?

Is it because you truly thought you would be able to handle household duties and childcare better than anyone else?

Or is it because you couldn't handle work?

Because you are very, very high-strung and anxious, and don't realize that you need medication?

My 5 year old can barely read three-letter words. On the other hand she counts beautifully (and adds, and subtracts multiple digits). We all have our strengths, and sometimes they're so awesome they take their sweet time to develop!

My 10 year old was born premature, had major development delays, and it turns out now, 10 years later, that he's gifted. At 4, we all thought he was low-IQ.

You see where I'm going with this?
It's not your child, it's you.

Relax, find a job, leave your beloved children to the professionals.

[/quote]

[b]I have always excelled at everything except parenting. [/b]I was at MD level and can handle work. Our family problem is that DH is very successful and works a lot of hours. He did not share any child duties with me. Whenever I have a complaint, he tells me to throw money at the problem. Even now, he is suggesting that I hire a tutor.[/quote]

Ah ha. You have a DH problem. Someone who doesn't want to cut back on his professional life, and has no interest in sympathizing with yours?

You could divorce. You could go back to work. You could apply that terrific brain to early childhood education (read up on the subject, and start applying a method, with tons if patience). I've a feeling you came into this thinking parenting and housekeeping would be easy compared to your other jobs. No, they're not.
Also, maybe it will get better when your child is older, and you find more intellectual ways of relating to him (because truthfully you don't seem flexible enough to deal with the exigencies of young children - high-strung, pushy smart people often don't).[/quote]

I often wonder how I got myself into this situation. I admit that I am impatient and high strung. I'm very Type A. I do know that I love my children more than anything.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics