Life On The Road

Who is the bad guy in your household? Who is the one saying NO to kids all the time? You can guess which one am I. :) The bad one of course.  Considering research, 60-70% of mothers feel they are this kind of parent. I am glad I am not the only one. Are you in this group as well? I like to plan everything for Nina. For example, when she eats, when she goes to bad at night, when she baths, for how long she can watch cartoons, etc. Darko is not like that. He is less strict with her. He is the funny one. The cool dad. He lets her do things her way. She likes him more because of this. I am so tired of being the bad guy. I feel like the only word that comes out of my mouth is NO. I don't know if I ever say YES. :) I feel like Darko is too laid back, and allows her to do (almost) anything, so I need to jump in and break the party. Couple of days ago, we went out to eat and Nina sat on D's lap. This made me so mad. She is 3 (but looks like she is 5). She is big enough to sit by h...

  I can't believe January is already over. We didn't do much this month. Nina and I went to Serbia for Serbian (Orthodox) Christmas, and spent seven days with my younger sister. It was really a nice week. We celebrated Christmas at my dad's house, and both of my sisters were there and the kids. Even though Nina doesn't see her cousins that often, they always have a great time when they are together. Nina and Petra Nina, Petra and Tara   We also marked six months period since our mom passed away. It went  by so fast, but I feel like it happened yesterday. It is amazing how time is relentless. Whatever we do, and wherever we are, the time will always take its toll on us. We are always trying to catch up with it, but none of us is able to do so.   Nina finally adapted to preschool. Last Thursday (if I remember correctly) was her first day without crying. She is doing very well these days. She eats her lunch over there, and even remembers few name...

    This post is a little bit different than the others, but I felt the need to write it. I would love to hear thoughts, experiences and opinions on this topic. Nina started preschool about a month and half ago, but she only went for three full weeks. There were Christmas holidays, then Serbian Christmas, so she missed few weeks.    Adaptation is not going so well. And, we are on the edge of quiting. She cries every single morning when she wakes up. Last couple of days she cried the entire time she was in the preschool. The big difficulty is that she is going to Czech preschool, and she is not speaking Czech language. She doesn't understand teachers or kids.    She is really young, so she will learn  the language  fast. And, Czech has some similarity to Serbian language. But, what if she really struggles during her time over there. The more I read on this subject, the more I am confused. :)   The one thing, that I read the most, is t...