mommy's new year resolutions

i reckon resolutions are tricky biz. i make them with much enthusiasm & lose it before middle of the year whether i wrote them down or not. bravo to those who have successfully fulfilled their 2006 resolution/s! * give yourself a pat on the back *

after going through 4 years of motherhood, i know i lack pretty much a lot of areas in parenting & still need to fine-tune them. i'd say that since entering into motherhood & going through parenting 101 briefly & quickly with major hiccups along the way, my resolutions for the past years revolve around becoming a better parent especially in the department of...

PATIENCE
yup, the virtue of patience is the hardest one for me. in the beginning i'm like, 'yeah, i can do this. i'm rather patient. piece of cake.' but hey no, with kids it's totally different, the minute i lose my cool & that includes counting up to 10, if nicer, i'd count more ~ agitation, annoyance, edginess, intolerance, irritability, snappiness start creeping in & get the better of me! so yeah, i'm stuck with refining this virtue forever!

i notice that grandparents have the most patience with their grandkids. i've seen dad potty train an when he was younger. he'd sit there supporting an (when an was still rather wobbly with the sitting position i.e.), waiting patiently for him to do or finish up his lil biz. i sure hope when i get to my golden age, i'd have obtained a higher level of patience :o)

& having a BIGGER HEART
i need a heart enlargement & enhancement for all the many unexpected roller coaster rides i've been getting as a parent & the many more to come. bless my heart!

i think it'd be awesome if mtv boiling points could do one of their shows on parent & child in a given scenario to test the tolerance level of either parent. that'd be tough huh (on the parent) since it'd be aired on national tv one time or the other. anyway, just a humourous thought ~ hehe!