Lazy Mom Syndrome

Is it just me?  I am the only lazy mom out there?  Please tell me I'm not!  I am a self professed 'lazy' person.  By nature, I am just lazy!  And to be honest, there is not much I want to change about that.

Now, let me explain.  I am lazy only about certain things.  When it comes to my house keeping, cooking and just being a mom in general, I am definitely not lazy.  My house is pretty neat, always organized and fairly clean on a daily basis.  I am a little anal about a clean house because a messy, disorganized home would drive me insane.  Also as a mom, I get involved with my kids.  I attend school meetings.  I help with homework and projects.  I do all the mommy duties, like the laundry, getting lunches and uniforms prepped and making sure my kids are safe and healthy, well loved and happy.

I also think I go above and beyond when it comes to making sure my kids have a decent childhood. Regular movies nights and fun filled activities keep us pretty active.  And random outings to the park make sure I give my kids the childhood they deserve.  I also make sure they stay involved in some sort of regular program, like Judo, guitar and piano lessons. So in terms of being a good mom, I am not THAT lazy.

Now as a lazy person, I can get lazy with certain things that either aren't that important to me personally or that I'm not interested in (or to be honest take too much energy).  I can also be lazy with things I feel will just work itself out on it's own (without too much interference from me).

The reason I am writing this blog post and hoping some other mom can relate to me is that I have become very lazy with the learning and early education of my youngest.  When I had my other 3 kids, I was very involved in their early stimulation, teaching them to recognize letters, numbers and colors and learning their ABC's at a young age.  My oldest knew how to read in Kindergarten.

As I got older and the more kids I had, now on my fourth who is three, I just have not been consistent with his learning at home.  The times I take to actually get engaged in his early stimulation are few and far between and I feel I just have to step up my game and be more involved with his education. Yes, he knows how to count to 10 (but at times will skip numbers....oops!)  He is in an early stimulation program that does help tremendously, but that is only once a week.  And at 3 years old, still doesn't know his colors or letters or knows how to recognize actual numbers (although he can show you 1, 2, 3 4, or 5 fingers.)  With this my being lazy has made me feel like I am failing him as a mom in some sense.

He is so smart though so I know those things will come.  But I feel he would be far more advanced if I actually took more time to sit down and do a few educational activities with him.

I mean, I think kids are in school for long enough in their lives to be putting him in any type of formal school just yet.  Plus I don't want to really put too much stress on myself or pressure on him... as a 3 year old he is doing what he is supposed to:  learning through play.

But I had to get this off my chest... being a lazy mom is awesome at times.  I get to just relax without too much guilt.  But then again, the guilt does come with certain things, like homeschooling my kids to help propel them ahead in the future.   But such is life.  Am I the only one?  If you are a lazy mom out there, raise your hand.  You are not alone, apparently.  You have me to keep you company!