Club SAHM
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auntieM:
Thanks for kaikai tips ladies.. ..really wish SG isn't so crowded at times.. ..
No sweat...gotta enjoy all these places before school reopens...back to watching the time bomb then...stressful lah, but I get to enjoy some peace in the morn. So here's my list of to do stuff:
*enjoy my Ayam Penyet
*Dairy Queen ice cream
*Fried chicken at Plaza Sing kopi tiam
:imcool: then start exercising when school reopens to burn out the fats accumulated this hol -
Just curious, for those SAHM with no maid, do you serve yr dh dinner ( as in scoop up the rice and heat up the food nicely) when he is back from work? Also for the breakfast, do you need to prepare for the family? Or everyone in the family is expected to make their own breakfast?
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PiggyLalala:
Just curious, for those SAHM with no maid, do you serve yr dh dinner ( as in scoop up the rice and heat up the food nicely) when he is back from work? Also for the breakfast, do you need to prepare for the family? Or everyone in the family is expected to make their own breakfast?
my husband will usually reach home in time for dinner, so we will have dinner together. i usually will scoop rice and heat up the food la (if needed).
for breakfast, my husband will go office to eat. i only need settle kids breakfast on sch days & saturday morning class. on Sundays (sch holidays), my ds1 will make breakfast (bread/jam + freshmilk la) for him and ds2 so i get to sleep past 10am.
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If I heat DH’s dinner up, it’s coz I love him, and it’s convenient for me (e.g. Not if I’m putting the kids to bed), and not coz I’m a SAHM. DH will heat it up for me if it’s convenient for him. He’ll sort out his and DS1’s breakfast coz he sends DS1 to school while I’m still in bed.
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Me no need prepare breakfast. :politebleah:
Me need wee hours morning sleep. Me owlette. i.e.. late sleeper
Will get cranky cause me light sleeper and take longer time to find the momentum
to go back to sleep. :rant: If \"it\" happens... it will be the start of crappy day... :rant:
Dinner always/most times cooked late afternoon when hubs is on the way back so
rice would just be nicely cooked and fluffed.. full table setting with full silverware..
coasters.. placemats.. well yeah.. the full table setting. Dishes all separated in their
own individual serving bowl or dish with spoon/ladle.
Used to cook dinner earlier in the day, but realized re-heating isn't as fresh as right
from the stove... plus re-heating waste electricity/gas. -
I cooked oatsmeal for breakfast…easy to cook and healthy
I packed lunch for DH…healthy and save money
I prepared dinner with morning cooked curry…healthy
But long time I found very hard to wake up in the mornings.Last three weaks I do like the above as my DH late(one hr) than the previous one.He changed his job recently.Now he leave ard 8am.Its convenient to cook and take care kids in the day time.Esp in holidays they can’t let me to do any work. -
I have to say that i am gulity of not heating up the dishes for my dh. My kids and I usually will have our dinner at six and latest at 7pm while dh is usually back only after 730 or even much later. I am less busy this holiday and start to wonder should i heat up the food and serve dh dinner. And so the question is posted to see what is the common practice at home for SAHM without maids. Thank you for all the replies.
As for breakfast, ds like to delay their breakfast to hours later especially in the holidays because to them play is more important than food.
I am wondering if the problem can be solved if I prepare/serve them good breadfast. On the other hand, I think they are old enough to make their own breakfast. ( bread and jam or simple cereal with milk) -
If hubby is not able to join us for dinner, I will set aside his rice n dish portion…and will heat it up in microwave oven when he is back, esp soup. Cos I think nobody will like to drink cold soup. Sometimes he knows I have to close my kitchen by 830pm…so he will settle his dinner outsides by himself. If he is able to join us, he will help me to scoop the soup. My older kids will scoop the rice for everyone and lay the table.
As for breakfast, if it is simple bread/bun stuff…I will just leave it on the dining table n let everyone helps themselves. But sometimes, if it is something like Prata, rice dumpling, chee chang fun etc - i will serve them. I don’t want them to dirty the place. -
PiggyLalala:
Just curious, for those SAHM with no maid, do you serve yr dh dinner ( as in scoop up the rice and heat up the food nicely) when he is back from work? Also for the breakfast, do you need to prepare for the family? Or everyone in the family is expected to make their own breakfast?
Yes, scoop the rice for everyone and lay the table for lunch & dinner. Because I can set up much faster.
Breakfast dh eats in office. Kids make their own breakfast ie. spread their own bread or look for biscuits in the cabinet when they wake up. I make milk for them because I don't want them to boil water, although my dd1 knows how to make milk for herself & dd2 -
Just wondering, how about houswork?
Do you expect kids to do their own chores?
I feel that being a SAHM doesn't mean I've to clean up after their irresponsible mess. My kids treat our house like hotel. Tissue on the floor will remain on the floor even after 6 days 7 nights. Really make me fume! So whenever they accumulate enough trash, I will explode. I made them pack & clean their own room, keep their clothes and change their bedsheets.
I used to cook rice for whole family when I was 8 years old, did simple marketing at 7 years old and wash my younger brother's cloth diapers when I was 11 years old. Although I don't expect my kids to do the same, but I don't want to drive myself insane doing everything in the house either. I taught dd1 how to separate the laundry recently. Intend to let her do her own laundry sometimes. 10 years old should be old enough to manage laundry.
If dh mess up the house, he will kanna too. I show my love to family in other areas. Cleaning up after their irresponsible habits is however not one of the areas. Can't stand untidy living space :spank:
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