Merasa harus menulis ini buat bahan refleksi dan meditasi.
Tadi pagi lagi2 si kakak ketinggalan mobil jemputan karena bangun kesiangan. Hari Minggu kemarin juga jadwal keluarga berantakan akibat si kakak kerjain PR matematika kelamaan (ga fokus). And trust me, itu cuma secuil contoh kecil.
Stok kesabaran mommy sudah bocor sampai lapisan paling bawah menghadapi ketidakdisiplinan si kakak ini. Her discipline issue + my emotional issue = not good. At all. At times I even said things that hurts her feeling. 😭😭😭
Pada situasi ini, semua ilmu tentang good parenting yg sudah dipelajari menjadi tinggal teori. Segala referensi yang telah dipahami langsung lenyap, menguap. Kelelahan dan kewalahan jadi satu.
So today on dining table, I told her,
“I really need your help. Please tell me how to help you discipline yourself..”
Then she came up with the idea to write down her daily schedule in very detail like this (pic blurred for the sake of privacy & security). Maybe she’s inspired by The Little Prince movie that we watched yesterday.
So just like that, she determined her own daily schedule, and stick to it. Tonight she went to bed at 9 after preparing books, brush her teeth and pray before sleep. Let’s see how long this method would work…
The important thing is that she’s eager to make a progress and put an effort to do better, and I truly appreciate that. And just like the other nights, we closed the day with hugs and kisses.
Because in this family, we do not let the sun go down on our anger.