Time flies and Seth is already 18 months old, it seems like it was just yesterday when he was still a little hamster looking thing in my arms. (I'm probably the only dad who describes his son in this way.). In fact, he is already 19 months old while I'm typing this. I know, as usual I'm a little late on my post again. (shrugs)
Just like every other parent, we choose to believe that our son is
This could probably be because of who I am and what opportunities I didn't have as a kid that I wish to provide for my son now. I might not have all the money in the world, or drive the most expensive car, but we provide him with what we can and work towards providing more at the same time.
I'm not going to force him to do something he doesn't like but instead I'm going to cultivate interest in him so that he can enjoys those lessons. If you guys wish to know I'm going to send him for basketball lessons as well as ballet when age comes. Yes, boys can go for ballet and in fact it will be helpful for him on the basketball court as well as to learn other dances when he grows up.
As of now, we've sent him for swimming lessons which we've stopped because he ain't into it and the lessons are more like water familiarisation over actual learning of how to swim. He is still attending gym classes where it trains his psycho motor skills and interaction with other kids. We also enrolled him into playgroup despite having a helper and my mum to take care of him. At the back of our mind, we know that every preschool and playgroup is different despite what PM Lee mentioned during our recent NDR. He said it laughing thou. I don't know. That knowledge aside, convenience and price still makes a big factor and we landed him at a school near my mum's place.
It has been a month since he attended his first lesson but things haven't been looking too good to be honest. Like every other kid who started school, he fell sick and had a fever so bad that he was admitted to hospital. Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming the school but I'm just saying that it's part and parcel of life when your kid would be introduced to germs and the environment that just ain't too good for him.
Not only did he fall sick but other changes were observed as well. Maybe it's too early for me to put a conclusion to his behaviour but one of the biggest changes is that he has become way less independent. He used to be able to interact and run around alone during his 1-hr lesson at the gym and also we used to have no problem leaving him alone with our helper on date nights. Ever since he attended school, because of the long hours of separation during the day, he has become very dependent on us. It's so bad these days that he would cry out for us when we are just in the toilet?
That aside, there are some good things out of this of course. He started eating on his own, he got a little (very very little) bit better with other kids, and he is starting to speak a few more words. It's really painful to see him waking up and crying in the morning before school thou. Hope he quickly starts to enjoy school and settle in. The school teacher did tell us that things might happen once he starts school and we shouldn't be too worry but you know, parents being parents. As much as we wish that he grows up and become stronger, it still hurts us when the process of him becoming stronger seems too tough for him. HOW?
I'm done with my ranting and here are more pictures of my son for all the fans of his. Seriously this is getting out of hand. More and more people are commenting on my IG and Facebook asking for his pictures over mine.
Cheeky boy is cheeky.
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