First, let me point out that I am a first time mom to a moderately shy little one. She has been exposed to many settings with other children (parks, zoos, playrooms), but is also used to her alone time because she stays home with me. Anyone who knows Jada knows I'm not making up the part about her personality. For example, I took her to the wading pool at a park and she sat in the middle observing each child for a good 20 minutes and didn't even play in the water. I obviously have great respect for introverts because I married one, but I cannot say I am the same way. I will continue trying to balance Jada's life between interactions and time spent alone just so she can be comfortable with who she is regardless of the setting. So here is my dilemma...
I think of myself as an engineer working in the anticipation field. At the community center today, the design only allowed for chaos. The large gym was full of wonderful toys, cars, balls, and playhouses. I love all types of children, quiet, noisy, rowdy, or goofy and I think children need to burn off energy so the children are not the problem. Unfortunately, too many little kiddos were run over by the older children zooming around on the tricylces. Jada did not get hurt, but I saw 3 infants get run over in a matter of 30 minutes.
Designate a certain wheel area with orange cones!
Have I really become that overbearing mom? The rules say children 6 and under. Jada loves being there and is learning how to be social. Am I being irrational?
4 comments:
You will never see me at the community center. You are a brave mother. I would end up on a rampage. I absolutely love your blog. So I hear that its Coopedaville's 1st b-day in the Snatch this weekend are you coming in for it?
No, you're not overbearing. You're being an involved parent that actually does watch their kids instead of dropping them off and going shopping like many do. I hate that. The teacher in me always wants to say something. I admit- I occasionally lay down the law when older kids are being unsafe at the park. I just can't bite my toungue. And usually- there aren't any other parents around anyway.
Where you at Tami??
Let's hear some more!
Lay down the law? If you haven't witnessed Joy confronting kids for climbing up the slides than you are not going to understand what a drastic understatement "lay down the law" actually is.
Joy is like a cyborg sent back from the future to personally eradicate climbing up the slide. She is a woman on a mission! I usually cringe when I see the bewildered faces of unsuspecting slideclimbers. Tami, unless you are handing out demerits, confiscating personal property, or executing search and seizure warrants on the children, you have nothing on Joy.
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