Feel sorry for Janelle

Every morning when I send Janelle to daycare, she always repeatly tells me before I leave: 'Mom, I want you pick me up. Daddy goes to work.(mean not daddy)'. I always answer: 'Sure… but you must be a good girl in the daycare, otherwise I won't pick you up here.' She nods her head and says goodbye to me.

Same this morning, I did the false promise as I knew I wouldn’t show in front of here in the daycare this afternoon. I need to work late.

But I can’t say no to her or even explain to her that mom has to work late. If I do this way, she would cry all the time. I would rather make her happy with hope for the whole day first, and in the afternoon, even her daddy picks her up, probably she forgets my promise already.

I feel sorry for her the whole day. Not only because I lied to my daughter, but also for I break my promise to her.

[平安是福mtl]

回複不惑40的評論:
是嗎？我以為每個媽媽都跟我一樣呢。:-)

[不惑40]

你可是個敏感的媽咪。

[平安是福mtl]

回複葳蕤的評論:
Make sense... thanks for the comments.

[葳蕤]

'Sure… but you must be a good girl in the daycare, otherwise I won't pick you up here.'
這麽對孩子說話，就是你去接她了，她也是不放心的。因為她會一直擔心下一回你不去接她了，是因為她會不是一個好孩子。
孩子總會把家長的錯誤和失敗怪到自己的身上，因為他們需要父母的愛的assurance。孩子需要更多的安全感。
從今天開始對女兒說，不管你是怎樣一個孩子，媽媽媽媽都願意去接你。即使媽媽不能去接你，媽媽一樣是愛你的。媽媽因為工作忙不能去接你，媽媽心裏更想念寶寶呢。