Ever since the twins were tiny babies, everyone has commented on how very different they are. They couldn’t be more different then if they weren’t related at all. Not just appearance, but personality, tastes in fashion, girls, sports, movies, music - they’re SO different!
Having three boys who are raised by the same parents, same rules - it’s amazing at just how unlike they are.
I’ve seen parents who have one child who might be on honor roll while they are constantly called to the school to get the other out of trouble.
Last weekend the kids had a party. Each invited their own friends, their own girlfriend and got to shop for their own snacks and drinks. I found myself watching from a distance, wondering just how it’s possible to parent these three equally, while catering to their individual needs.
At the end of the evening, I found myself barking at one for having not paid much attention to his girlfriend at all - snipping at the other for sitting next to his girlfriend, holding her hand, but not speaking a single word and chewing the third one’s butt for acting like a little whore-dog and practically sucking his girlfriends face off in front of God, their friends and the world.
As a parent, do you find it difficult to keep a balance when parenting your very different children?
How is it possible to prove to them that you don’t have a favorite, you just have to yell at one or two a LOT less!
I can imagine to the kids and the outside world it might look like I have a favorite, but really, I don’t think I do!
译文:
你是不是偷偷地最爱某个孩子?[超级奶妈守则]
从这三胞胎还是婴儿时开始，每一个人都说他们是那么的不同。即便他们没有什么关系，也不能再像现在这么不一样了。不仅长相迥异，连性格，对时尚，女孩，运动，电影，音乐各个方面的喜好都不一样—他们是那样的不同呀！
相同的父母，相同的教育，三个男孩却是那样的不同—这实在是太惊奇了。
据我所知，他们有个孩子都上了优秀学生名单，而另两个，父母得常常去学校帮他们摆脱麻烦。
上周孩子们举办了派对。他们都各自邀请了自己的朋友，自己的女朋友，并且都分别买了自己喜欢的零食和饮料。我作为局外人，很好奇他们的父母怎样可能做到平等地对待这三孩子，因为要满足他们完全不同的需求。
在派对接近尾声的时候，我狠狠地斥责了其中一个孩子，他完全都不关心自己的女朋友；又嫌另一个老坐在自己女朋友的旁边，握着她的手，却又什么都不说；还怪第三个太过放肆，在上帝，朋友和外人面前公开吸吮女友的乳房。
作为一个家长，你觉得同时做三个不同孩子的父母却要一视同仁是否真的很难？
你又怎么能够证明给他们看，你并没有偏爱其中的任何一个，而对另两个给予较少的关注？
我想，对于孩子们或则世人来讲，我肯定有自己最喜欢的一个，但事实上，我觉得我真的没有！