Raising kids

In what I believe was the first series of Desperate Housewives we could see Lynette, struggling with motherhood. She looked exhausted whilst doing the groceries, with her twins in tow. She secretly yearned for the life she had before the kids, as a career woman. But,on meeting an acquaintance, she put a smile on her face and said 'motherhood is the best job in the world', or words to that effect.

Well, motherhood sometimes feels like a job. And then again, it doesn't. It takes energy but also gives energy. It's not something you do from nine to five but more of a 24/7 effort.

It's endlessly challenging and rewarding, at any rate. When my son is acting up, it's almost always because I am behaving badly. Children are a mirror in a sense. It's no easy task to keep oneself under control, to be a good example. To provide children with a sense of stability and to make them feel loved.

As my friend Martine always says: "raising children is the toughest thing on earth."
And I guess that's what Lynette meant to say...