回复和羊在一起的评论:
I totally understand you. I lost my father last year. I still cannot hold my tears everytime I think of him.....I miss him so much, even he is not the best father on the earth, but he did his best.....
May you found your own joy for the rest of life. Stay cool.
xiaoyao
elian 发表评论于
I'll never expect anything out of my child in the future.
Her life is hers, not mine. We just enjoy being her caretakers and companion when she's a young child. We're American parents raising independent individuals, not Chinese parents raising future heirs.
TravelerCheck 发表评论于
Sorry, "I asked her 9 yro" should be "I asked my 9 yro"
TravelerCheck 发表评论于
回复.川晔的评论:Good point.
Last Friday, I asked her 9 yro to unload the dish washer as he promised. Instead of unloading the dish, he yelled at me: “Why do I have to do it!”
It was around dinner time, I got up early and had worked for a solid 12 hours in the day. I was so mad that I had an urge to yell back to him: “Why do I have to work. Why do I have to cook for you?”
“It’s not going to work. Calm down. What’s the problem here?” It took me a few minutes to collect myself. Then I said to him: "I am sorry I have not made dinner yet as I was too busy working. I know you are hungry and tired. I am hungry and tired, too. If you yell at me, then I yell back to you, both of us are going to be even more upset, right? Now I cook the dinner an you help to unload the dishes and set the table. We should be able to have a happy dinner in 20 minutes, how about that?” He looked at me, surprising that I did not scold him for yelling at me, then a “I am sorry look” came up to his face. He sighed, said nothing and started unloading the dishes.
We did have a happy dinner that night. My heart was warm, and I love my son even more.As you said, "孩子当然是属于我们的,与孩子共同成长的经历,就是我们自己生命的一部分". From that night's experience, I learned an important life lesson, too. No matter what obstacle we encounter, do not react to my feelings or mood what so ever. Know what I want. Identify what the problem stem from, and solve it.