I’m that Mom
October 18, 2007 by Tracee Sioux
Filed under Parenting
Do you ever hear yourself speak right after you’ve said something and then you realize how you probably sound?
When I talk about my kids I’m sure I sound like a . . . what? Okay, I’m one of those women with bright children. It’s a point of pride for me that my daughter has been doing “homework” for fun since she was 2. She’s the type of kid who has an office with a sign that says “Ainsley’s Office.” I don’t buy her toys, as much as I buy her school work books. I taught her to read before Kindergarten. I go talk to the teacher about making sure she’s being challenged.
I’m that Mom. If you’re not like me, then you hate me a little.
And you know what else – I think the world would be a better place if every parent took their job as seriously as I do. Certainly couldn’t hurt. Yeah, I’m that Mom.
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My little boy is not in school yet but I think I tend to be more like you. I want my child (and children in the future) to succeed and I’ll do what I can to help support that. I would be just as proud of my child as you are!
Caryn,
I love that you don’t have to wait for school to teach them how to learn. So many learning toys to chooose from these days too. Thanks for commenting.
Tracee
I’m that kind of mom too…and my oldest is only 2! But he’s brilliant.
I think it’s all about what is right for your individual child. I was like Ainsley, eager to learn, loved school, loved books (taught myself how to read) and word puzzles and such. I’m glad my parents tuned into that and met my interest.
But I do see some parents who seem to push their children too much as toddlers. Relax, I want to tell them, they’ll absorb all this when they are ready. In the meantime, they turn learning into a chore and start their kid down the path of comparing themselves to others to know their value.
Oh, totally That Mom. I labeled all kinds of objects in our house with a label maker so when my son looked at a window and saw “WINDOW” he’d make the connection. Worked really well for sight words and karate terminology too.
Lisa, Zack is 1 1/2 and it starts to get fun to watch them suck up all the information. The learning starts to get exciting.
Violet, Yes, I do worry that I might be putting too much pressure. But, I think Ainsley has a natural love of academia and needs challenge to avoid trouble.
FeeFiFoto, That is on my list of things to do. Has been for about 3 years – If I were the type to own a label maker it would have been done 3 years ago. Unfortunately, organization is a burden of necessity for me.
You are SO *that* mom.
I don’t like or dislike “those” moms. I think different kids need different kinds of moms…you’re perfect for your type of kid. :0)
I take my parenting VERY seriously as well….So don’t feel alone in being THAT mom!
I think as a mom I am a total contradiction. I played Mozart in the nursery, breast-fed for a year and a half, and taught my daughter to read by the age of four. But on the other hand, I am totally lacsidasical when it comes to making her sleep in her own bed (she’s 10 now).
I’m only overly-involved when it comes to acedemia Crystal.
Seriously, I let my kids eat dirt and surf and sky- dive off the furniture. I let my 1 1/2 year old wander around a restaurant and entertain the other dinners. I drive all the other mothers – the ones who worry about physical harm to their children – crazy with my lacsidasy.
But, they better freaking do well in school! Oh, and not embarrass me in public. If you’re going to talk back – you BETTER do it at home so, I can scream right back at you! Ha!
I just wrote an article this week about how I am an “Explore-the-World” mom and not a “Stay-At-Home” mom. It is my primary job to teach my son, stimulate him and show him how he fits into the world AND how the world operates outside of his own life. So I guess I am one of “those” moms!
Lindley, I know, right? I have yet to meet a mom who spends more time at home than not. Really, I’m having to draw boundaries around our home time cause it’s getting out of control.
bebemiqui: You’re 100% right. That’s why God gave her to me, rather than someone else. Because *this* type of mom is exactly the mom she needs. Kids are so lucky to always get that.
I hope to be that kind of mom when I have kids. I also try to be that kind of aunt with my nieces. I love to teach and explore with them.
I’m “that” kind of mom, too, but I’m rather quiet about it. Mostly, I just sit back with a quiet little glow while the other mothers are moaning about why their children won’t do homework, or help around the house, or whatever. I love being my children’s teacher, and they love it, too!
I think Violet said it better than I could – not all kids are the same.
Wendy, people laugh at us in the grocery store because my kids beg for vegetables and fruit.
Kindof shameful that we have to be quiet about our blessings and we can blab all we want about our problems.
Nicole, true not all kids are the same. My son is a much mellower human than my daughter.
I’m an in between mom to be honest. I have tons & tons of workbooks, etc for my kids. I try to teach them things & educate them. My oldest isn’t very academic so I had to embrace that. I try to find other ways for her to do things, she is very serious in Dance, etc. My 1st grader refused to learn anything from till she hit pre-school. I supplied all kinds of things & she would tell me she had a headache, lol. I let it go & when she started pre-school it was amazing how quick she picked it up. Now she actually lies to me about homework. The other day she told me she had to write her spelling words for homework & then the next day it was still in her back. She confessed that she lied because she wanted homework, lol. I think every kid has their own style & as parents we need to do what we can to help them their own way. I don’t hate moms like you or moms on the opposite end either!
I am so you, sometimes I think the teachers hate to hear from me, but hey, I am preparing my child for her future, and I don’t have to push her, because she is the same ‘A’ type personality, so I say cudos to us and those like us!!!
I’m not that mom yet. Probably never will be. I do wanna push my son to do good in his education, but I’m not that gung ho, no offense.