I don’t keep track of their homework or remind them when they have tests, and if they miss an assignment, they get a zero. ‘Cause that’s life, bub. That doesn’t mean I don’t care about their grades; I fully expect straight “A”s . Which is incredibly hypocritical considering what an appalling student I was, but I digress.
You see, my kids are to video games what I am to coffee—completely and utterly obsessed. If I could have a catheter into my veins that imparted that sweet liquid on me 24-7, I would be a happy woman. Likewise, if my children could have a direct video game feed to their brains, it would be their version of child utopia. However, just as I turn into a raving monster when I don’t get my morning cup of joe, my kids are miserable without their games. Therein lies my true power as their mother .
For the other lazy moms out there, you probably already guessed where this is going, but for you perfect moms who are probably gasping in horror at your MacBook Pros, I’m going to spell it out for you. In the end, our success as parents will not be measured by how often we did little Johnny’s homework or whether we only allowed our kids to snack on rice cakes and spinach smoothies. It will be about how well we’ve prepared them for when we are no longer around to do all those things.
At twelve and fifteen, my kids can cook basic meals, run the dishwasher, as well as launder, fold and put away their own clothes. It’s on them to get up with their alarm each morning, to turn in assignments and make themselves lunch. They know that Mommy isn’t going to run in and save the day every time they mess up because part of growing up is learning that your actions have consequences.
It doesn’t have to be one extreme or the other. It can fall comfortably somewhere in the middle. And life has ups and downs. Sometimes you are killing it and other times life kicks you in the butt and you do what you can to just survive for a while.
Manage time during the day to not neglect such as do a load of laundry a day. Or use the dish washer while including kids.
I agree teach them their are consequences and to be independent. As a parent you still have to have time for yourself. And having boil in bag rice or ready made dinners can allow that time. It's not lazy it's just finding more time.
I can’t be supermum. I manage everything else, so whether they do their school work or not is 100% down to them.
I agree with some parts of this article but not all. There is a fine line between giving our children independence and neglecting them.
ScaryMommy, I agree with you. My job as a mother is to help them become strong, independent adults. I let them make their own small decisions when they were young and deal with the consequences so they became good at making making more important decisions as they got older....2
I wouldn't brag about that. Sounds quite neglectful to me.
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