I hate playing...I wont win mother if the year award now, my secret is out.
I realise this is a bad thing...I'm a terrible mother. I know how important imaginative play is. I encourage my kids to do it often...as long as I don't have to join in!
I can't sit for longer than a few minutes building towers or saying "brmm, bmm" as I drive a car along a felt road. My attention span for puppet shows is about 60 seconds and I cringe at being the shopkeeper. I am happy to eat the pretend cake, but ask me to help cook it and I'm outta there!
Don't get me wrong, I love hanging out with my kids. I could WATCH them doing all those things for hours. I'll make suggestions and "ohh and ahh" in all the right places, taste creative culinary delights and watch when my attention is demanded...I just don't want to join in.
I'm not all bad...I don't think. There are great things I do with and for the kids. We sing all the time, I collect cereal boxes and bottle tops for constructions, I push swings, read books and even ocassionally (very occasionally) I'll jump on the trampoline. I know the things they'll need for when they start school so I introduce those things slowly.
I'm a great facilitator, not a great participant. Guess I need to work on that to put Mother Of The Year back in my sights!
3 comments:
I am not keen on pretend cups of tea, or building roads... but I will happily sit with my lot and paint, or dance with them.
I only like playing at things I am interested in.. and you know what, I think that is perfectly reasonable.
I don't think kids need adults to interrupt their play all the time :)
Me too :-/ (FL)
I totally agree Kate.
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