Friday, October 08, 2004
while A tries to figure out how to put his new frog toy back on its front - a quick blog...(one hour later...)
weirdly enough, I have just run into two people I know while out at the supermarket. one works in the building across the road, the other is an Australian mum who was there to go to the supermarket, so not that strange - but almost like being at home, no?
the parents left yesterday - it was really good having them installed downstairs. they spent a lot of time just doting on the baby, came shopping at Stanley with me, sat the baby while dh and I went to a movie and so on. all of which just reminds me now they're gone how little support I really have here. most of my friendships, such as they are, are still at that stage where they take from me, not give - formal outings and so on. my trip home has been brought forward, giving me THREE WHOLE WEEKS of a semi-normal life. hooray.
one Hong Kong friend and I are talking about a birthday party here for our babies, but it's already seeming like a big effort, involving hiring venues. I may have to explain to her that it's a bit more than I want to do on top of the party at home (I ought to be writing out invites this minute).
reading: Toddler Taming. yes, he's heading towards toddlerhood apace - cruising very fast (while hooting about it), showing understanding of many words and sooking when things are taken from him. so serious parenting is going to begin soon. I'm realising that I will probably behave a lot like my own mother did - I can hear it in the things I say to him - and I will have to face the question soon: is that right? is that what I want to be? was it right for me, and more importantly, is it the kind of mother A. needs? sooner or later I'll have to delve into my own childhood experiences. it was all pretty standard and uneventful, no dark secrets to reveal here, but examination is required.
later...
weirdly enough, I have just run into two people I know while out at the supermarket. one works in the building across the road, the other is an Australian mum who was there to go to the supermarket, so not that strange - but almost like being at home, no?
the parents left yesterday - it was really good having them installed downstairs. they spent a lot of time just doting on the baby, came shopping at Stanley with me, sat the baby while dh and I went to a movie and so on. all of which just reminds me now they're gone how little support I really have here. most of my friendships, such as they are, are still at that stage where they take from me, not give - formal outings and so on. my trip home has been brought forward, giving me THREE WHOLE WEEKS of a semi-normal life. hooray.
one Hong Kong friend and I are talking about a birthday party here for our babies, but it's already seeming like a big effort, involving hiring venues. I may have to explain to her that it's a bit more than I want to do on top of the party at home (I ought to be writing out invites this minute).
reading: Toddler Taming. yes, he's heading towards toddlerhood apace - cruising very fast (while hooting about it), showing understanding of many words and sooking when things are taken from him. so serious parenting is going to begin soon. I'm realising that I will probably behave a lot like my own mother did - I can hear it in the things I say to him - and I will have to face the question soon: is that right? is that what I want to be? was it right for me, and more importantly, is it the kind of mother A. needs? sooner or later I'll have to delve into my own childhood experiences. it was all pretty standard and uneventful, no dark secrets to reveal here, but examination is required.
later...
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