Midninght Happy Memories

I got awakened by a stomach pinch actually been feeling this recently I suspect caused by an acidity at midnight and together with my husband who is a light sleeper starts talking to me. I got fully awakened when my sister Marissa from the United States called to verify what stuff I wanted from there. In noting the time, I noticed it usually happens at 3 AM when my husband and I do short dialogues mostly about things we are grateful for and am glad we talk about the positive things in life. First, he shares about how he feels really good about the power wash done yesterday to his ears. He feels refreshed, renewed, clean, clear and ready to take in more challenges in front of him. Then, he starts narrating, how he truly appreciates and adores the wonderful gift and nature of our kids. How they relate to him. How talented they are. He mentions about our two daughters Margaux and Roxy. Roxy and he had an encounter last night when this 3 year old girl approaches him asking for guidance to write a birthday card for a friend in school celebrating a birthday tomorrow in Child Learning Center. In that simple action, my husband describes her as a smart, tenacious kid. In asking more details what exactly in that smartness, tenaciousness he meant. I verified it was short of being competent, confident, aware, involved, resourceful, focused, self-initiating, interested and inner-directed, cooperative kid. Values promised by using RIE Method. He also shared how he feels about our other daughter Margaux. We describe her as all of the above plus peaceful, humorous, easy to please daughter of ours but completely not the cognitive, clever, quick kind of a child. Infact, at times she feels insecure over her talents different from our youngest. I do know that somehow I am at fault here because when she was younger, she would here me addressing her in the third person telling my husband what I think of them more comparing them in their abilities and disabilities when I did not know she was already absorbing it.

Then ofcourse, our only boy ZEKIE. We know this boy is very good natured, peaceful, and loving boy but many of the values which I had hoped for him to grow with is somewhere clouded deep inside. I am trying to undo many of the things I have not done or done in the past and I wish and pray it won't be too late for me. Out of frustration, I could be harsh with him at times but overall, he has been very motivated about it. I tell him the consequences and rewards of his actions. It is harder now but I still hope for the best.

Frustrations with my Son

My Son is 8 years old. His name is Zekie. Many times I feel frustrated with my boy. Especially when it comes to routine work of sleeping, feeding, bathing, school homeworking. In as much as I know that my son's moods swings does tell me that his creative minds wander into many ideas, it really is difficult for me as a RIE parent to accept point blank the way he is especially when you are running a household and trying to be consistent in your rules in the home. Zekie has 2 sisters 6 and turning 4.