Triplets

We have heard it before. Children are angels. Children make our world goes round. Children bring joy to our lives. Sometimes the statements are true, especially when the children are asleep. What happen when they are awake?

We, full-time mothers still can manage a single child when they are fully awake and active, especially when they are babies. Even as they grow older, we'll realize that a single child living alone with his parents are more quiet and less active at home, compared to those with siblings simply because they don't have any partner in crime.

Well, to be fair, my boys, who are only 13 months apart, are quite manageable most of the time. They become overly active and overly loud only after drinking Pepsi or Coke! At other times, their super active activities are limited to their bedroom when they fight crimes with invisible enemies, pretending they are in Star Wars, Batman, Indiana Jones, or even Transformers. That's okay with the parents, except that their jumping from the double-decker bed onto the floor has disturbed our downstairs neighbour.

Things go out of control though, when a friend, who is of the same age, join the two boys, and all hell breaks lose! The activities are not only limited to the bedroom, but they ran and jump all over the house. Jumping has taken a new meaning, with sofa, bed, table, etc. as jumping platforms. The children's screaming while fighting crimes are mixed with the parents' shouting for the them to stop. The madhouse of chaos even wear the father out. A father who is normally without any anger thread in his blood. Any threats shouted at the children fall on deaf ear.

I'm so glad that these kind of activities only happen once or twice a week. It will be a blessing when it is our children's turn to go the friend's house. We will have an hour of peace and quiet to spend as a couple.

Two weeks of school holidays are coming though. More friends and chaos are expected during the holidays. I thought school holidays are meant for mothers and children to take a break from all the stress. Seems like mothers will have more stress during the holidays, except for not having to wake up early.

Just be glad though that I only have two boys of the same age category and not three. Else, it will be a mad, mad house day in and day out. Don't even dare to think of that at any moment. It is a total nightmare.

My sister will be giving birth to a baby soon and her 3 boys will be in the same age category. Hopefully her house will not be a madhouse when her boys reach primary school age. Good luck, sis!