It was my mistake to check through her homework on a Friday night at 10pm....when she was already sleepy. Found a few mistakes. Tried to explain to her but lost my cool when she couldn't answer a few simple questions...
Mistake #1: Don't do revision or homework when your child is tired and sleepy... (especially for my case)
Mistake #2: Don't be a gan-cheong spider, like me... (you have the weekend to go through the homework)
Mistake #3: Don't lose your cool!
I got upset and started to lecture her! C'mon! It's only the first week... Give her a break!
Finally, she completed her corrections and went to bed....
She said, "Mummy, when you scold me, you make me feel that I am not good enough." :(
I felt very bad and quickly repented (in my heart). I apologized for losing my cool; I knew I overdid it. Like what my Pastor taught me "Tact and tone go together" and "Right + Rude = Wrong".
I consoled myself that it's only the first week... I have another 51 weeks to do better :)
Thank you for the reminder. I lose my cool too often and too unnecessarily. And my girl's only in K2!!!! =X
ReplyDeleteHaha... Welcome to the "club"! Maybe you can share how you keep your cool... I tried "breathe in breathe out", "drink water", "go toilet to cool down" etc...
ReplyDeleteI hope my mother was like this....she makes me feel like................
ReplyDeleteI wish I can share how I keep my cool, but I haven't been able to do so yet! =X
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