The last day has come

As much as I don’t want it to end, I have no choice. It is really time. At least I will be rid of the headache, stress and sometimes damn ‘geram’ I get.

So, this is it.

The very last day.

No, I am not dying la. Don’t be so morbid, ok? Only I have the right to be morbid!

Heheheh…actually, I’m referring to my son’s last day at the babysitter’s. He is three already and though still too young to start nursery, it is better for our peace of mind and for him to go to nursery from next month onwards.

Sigh.

It felt like only yesterday, he was just a squirming little bundle, bawling for no reason and being the perfect parasite. Well…hmmm…okay, so, he is still the perfect parasite now but way, way more professional. Now, he can make demands and give orders. He even try the tantrum tactic to get what he wants but it never work.

Anyway, we decided to put him in nursery now because:

1. He hates going to the babysitter’s because it gets really boring there when the other younger kids are asleep or were not there for one reason or other so he’s left sitting alone in the room all day.

2. We have some issues with the babysitter, the main one being that she doesn’t like to give my son water. He only gets three glasses of water for the whole day. One cup with his morning snack, one with lunch and one with dinner. We have argued, pleaded, begged, cajoled, nagged and do whatever we possibly could to get her to give him more water but to no avail. She’d say, ‘yes, I give him a lot of water’ but when I ask my son, he’d say he doesn’t get to drink a lot of water. Every evening, he’d come home and start gulping down water like someone just rescued from the desert. He always get dry, cracked lips after a day at the babysitter’s. A few times, when I brought up the water issue, the babysitter will insist that the water she gave is enough. She’d even press in the point that she also drinks water in that amount. How do you argue with someone who only drinks three glasses of water a day and thinks it is perfectly alright?

So, we decided it is time we put him in a nursery with other children his age so he can mingle and socialise. And at least, the teachers will make sure the children drink the water they brought.

It’s not that the babysitter is all that bad. Other than the water issue, she is pretty efficient and quite good with my son. I only wish I could stay home and be with my son till he turns 5 and then only we send him to kindie but looking at the gloomy economic situation, it is not wise to quit my job now and depend on my husband’s income.

So, my son will be going to a whole new stage in his life and though he seemed like he wants it, I do hope we are not making the wrong decision to put him in a structured learning environment at so young an age. We don’t want to be the ones who stole his carefree childhood days from him! Hopefully, the nursery we chose won’t be so strict on education and give him more chance to be a child.

I’ve seen their timetables and it includes more fun activities like art, singing and dancing than studying so I hope it is for the best.

Sigh. Why do I feel so sad when my son is taking his first step into the real world next week?

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