How would you react when you are sick and tired, and faced with a baby that simply refuses to stop crying, and instead crying louder with every passing moment?
That was the situation I was faced with last night, and with my sickly body already feeling weak and exhausted, I just let my negative feelings took over me. So in the end, I vented my frustrations by raising my voice at him.
He was momentarily stunned but broke into tears again, this time due the angry tone he felt from my voice. I regretted my actions immediately, but what was done had already been done.
Fortunately he simmered down soon after carrying him in my arms and trying to give him a pacifier again (it usually takes a few tries before he will finally accept it).
Looking at this innocent look, I was telling myself later: “He’s just an innocent baby and all he could do was to cry to express himself, so we must always be much more enduring and understanding of him.”
From hereon, I will keep reminding myself that I will not make the same error again else someday, I might make the same mistake as what this domestic helper had done to her employers’ baby.
Patience - It’s indeed a very important virtue but one that is not easy to cultivate and persevere.
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don’t be too hard on yourself. it happens… and it doesn’t help that babies don’t come with instruction manual to tell us what they are trying to express when they are crying.
Thanks for sharing the link on the domestic helper, it makes me more determined never to leave my kids in the care of some strangers.
Thanks for the encouragement. ^^
We are firm on not hiring help to take care of our child too; there are simply too many horror stories that we have come across.
It’s quite easy to lose it during the first couple of months. I was like that and now looking back, I don’t know why I couldn’t control better. I suppose we can blame it on the hormones.
But you’re right. It’s always good to remind ourselves rather than let our emotions get the better. You’re doing great!
Thanks sesame. ^^
Darius’ smiles help a lot to forget my frustrations or tiredness, but unfortunately these smiles don’t come often.
Hopefully we will manage to get him to smile more soon! ^^