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 am really glad February came to an end. We have been sick for two weeks (half of the month). First, I got flu and I was in bed for a week, and then Nina got it from me and she was in bed for another week. I haven't been this sick in a long time. Usually, I would get cold and be in bed for a day or two, and then I would be good to go. But this time it was different. I didn't write any post this past month because of that. What happened this month? Darko and his team made it to the top six of the league, which is a big success for them. I read my book for the month (Alfred Adler-The Education of Children), and I was not too impressed by it. It is a decent book, but it is for someone who is studying psychology rather than someone who reads casually. My book choice for the month of March is Don't Sweat The Small Stuff by Richard Carlson. So far it is interesting, but we will see. Yesterday, I took Nina's monthly photo. 40 months. Can you believe? She is getting really...