《吃錯了,當然會生病》作者: 陳俊旭醫師
最近, 我又重读这本书...之前已读了两遍,这次是第三遍. 近年市场上充斥着许多关于饮食, 营养及保健的书, 已经多到令人眼花撩乱的地步。 但, 我还是最喜欢这名作者。
如果你有时间,不妨买一本来看看。
这本书作者有些订正,请看这里: 冒煙點更正
文章转载自紐約瘋媽
最近又被問了:「喂,妳每天都在家裡做些甚麼啊 ?」
問我這問題,就好像是問我數學題一樣, 我的腦筋馬上會呈現一片空白的狀態。
努力的想了想後,我開始結結巴巴的說:「我在家很忙耶…要照顧三個孩子啊…還有一堆家事啊…還有,吼,一堆洗不完的衣服,還有…我還要寫文章啊…」
講完後,當下很想K自己,我回答得好弱啊 ! 為甚麼要馬上說自己很忙,別人也沒說妳不忙啊? 為甚麼最後還要丟一個『寫文章』在答案裡?難道帶孩子跟做家事還不夠說服力,還需要用『寫文章』來顯示自己的重要性嗎?那我以前沒出書時,就是個米蟲在混日子嗎?我真的很怕被問這問題,因為我總覺得自己的答案永遠都很弱,弱到連自己都沒辦法說服自己,明明就是忙得要命,但我就是說不清楚,整理不出一個漂亮,令我自己滿意的答覆。
我也經常在研究問這問題的人,背後倒底是在想甚麼 ?
OK ~ 有些人是真的不懂,從沒待在家中照顧別人過,所以是很誠心的想瞭解一個家庭主婦的生活。這種人通常會讓我細心的慢慢回答,而這種人也會給我矯正自己答案的機會,讓我一直補充,拼命的解釋,補救,舉例,最後到我滿意為止。不過面對一個口沫橫飛,語無倫次的瘋婆子,對方很可能已在心中警告自己N次,下次千萬別再問這蠢問題了。
可是,有些人問這問題時,腦筋已經先入為主,有了自己的答案。在問我問題前,他已經告訴自己:「在家裡可以忙成甚麼樣子?不管她說甚麼,都只是藉口一堆罷了。」講真的,我並不會氣這些人,因為在我沒結婚之前,我也是有這種無知的想法。試問,沒爬過山的人,怎麼會懂得變天的危險;沒跑過步的人,怎麼去體會挑戰自己毅力後的快感;沒生過孩子的人,怎麼可能知道分娩有多痛;沒當過家庭主婦的人,怎麼會瞭解照顧一家大小的辛勞?
面對一些不瞭解家庭主婦是啥東西的人,我真的很難去解釋:
三個孩子等於有‧‧‧三件上衣+三件褲子(或裙子 )+三件內褲+ 三雙襪子+三件睡衣 (先別解釋為甚麼孩子老是忘記媽媽說睡衣不要每天換) + 多件女兒突然莫名其妙想換的衣服 (先別解釋為甚麼小女生很喜歡隨心情換衣服) + 游泳課的游泳衣+足球的球衣+洗澡的大毛巾+我跟老公的衣服+廚房的抹布+床單+枕頭套 = 我永遠洗不完的衣服…
光是洗衣服就解釋不清楚了,更何況還有…因為要滿足不同口味,因為要煮不同菜色而要跑不同的超市; 過年過節的準備;孩子的生日的禮物;孩子朋友的生日禮物;學校的事;家長會的事;中文考試跟功課;英文考試跟功課;每天課後才藝班的接與送…等。在這種情形下,我根本沒勇氣說出做指甲,上健身房,跟朋友吃中飯,逛街,一些會讓人更加誤會的話。
為甚麼當一個人說出:「我是個電腦工程師。」時,每個人就都懂他的工作,繼續追問下去的話,反而會讓追問的人看起來欠缺知識。為甚麼「家庭主婦」這個職業會讓人產生困惑跟誤解?如果一個工程師說他在MICROSOFT公司上班的話,想必大家對他的印象應該會加分吧?又如果他在MICROSOFT公司裡是位經理的話,那分數肯定又飆高許多。
可是一個家庭主婦就沒辦法講出這些話,一個沒薪水,沒階級,沒公司的職位,欠缺了一些可以突顯自己的標籤。家庭主婦在家躺著也是過一天,跪在地上刷地板也是過一天,沒有人規定我們一定要做些甚麼。做不好不會被告發,做的好也不會被加薪。床可以鋪,也可以不鋪,每天的工作完全看自己高興,如果當天良心跟體力都契合的話,那家就會比較乾淨,菜色也比較美味。就是因為沒有個統一的規定,不必面臨被炒魷魚的危機,也沒有個上司來證明我的勤奮,所以如果我被誤認為是個米蟲的話,其實也是情有可原的,不是嗎?
話說回來,我又為甚麼要讓問我這問題的人來評判我呢 ?應該是我評判他吧 !?
認為我在家無所事事的人,很可能是因為他自己是個懶人。不懂我為甚麼要跑不同超市的人,很可能是因為他不會做菜。搞不清楚學校跟家長會的人,很可能他沒孩子,或是孩子還不到就學年齡。不管別人用甚麼眼光來看我,我所做的一切,都是為了家人,為了自己,而不是為了要證明我的能力,我為甚麼需要別人的認同? 我要的是家人平安,孩子健康的成長。
所以當下次再被問這問題,在我急著要證明自己之前,我倒是要好好的研究一下對方為甚麼會問這問題,把探照燈轉過去後,我發現這問題就沒這麼地擾人了,而且這問題還變得有趣的多了。
Sharing- I found 2 great parenting tips from Whole Hearted parenting, enjoy reading!
Suggestion #1 is Notice and recognize your child’s improvements.
Sometimes it is easy to only notice – and point out – a child’s misbehavior, mistakes or shortcomings. If a child makes A’s and B’s on his report card along with one C, the C often gets the most attention. Begin to notice even small improvements. A challenge in our house is my daughter getting ready for school in the morning. That is my challenge. She is happy not getting ready for school! Part of her job in getting ready for school is turning off the lights, radio, and the fan in her room. Another part of her job is putting all of her dirty clothes in her hamper. Rather than feedback being about the things she did not do – You forgot to put your clothes in the hamper – it is more encouraging to recognize the things that she did do – You turned off the fan and radio. That’s great! Focusing on your child’s successes and improvements is not only encouraging for your child, but for you as well. What we focus on is what we get, so the more we focus on improvements, the more improvements we will see. Notice how you feel and what you are thinking when you shift your focus in this way. If you are thinking “Man, how many times do we have to go through this before she cleans up after herself?” you will most likely feel frustrated or angry. Your frustration and anger will be reflected in your tone of voice. If you are thinking, “She is getting it! The clothes are in the hamper!” you will feel encouraged. You will feel better AND be more encouraging with your child.
Suggestion #2 is Eliminate “don’t”, “share” and “be nice” from your vocabulary.
Let’s look at each of these. The curious thing about “don’t” is that we don’t really recognize it. For instance, if someone said to you, “Don’t look at the person on your right. Don’t look!” you will probably (and immediately!) look to your right. Our brains do not process the “don’t.” The choices are overwhelming! To create clarity for your children, tell them specifically what you would like them to do rather than what not to do. Instead of “Don’t jump on the bed” or “Don’t put your feet on the couch” say, “Sit on the bed” or “Feet down.”
“Share” and “be nice” are used frequently with younger children. Children learn to share on their own without parental intervention. In fact, when parents request that their children share, most of the time their children are too young to understand what it means. Have faith that your child will willingly share and will learn to do so through his own social relationships.
Saying “Be nice” has a double whammy. First, children do not understand what it means so they are not clear on what to do to be nice. Second, it gives the message that unless we tell our child to “be nice” that they are unkind, bad or whatever their view of “not nice” is. To avoid this double whammy, tell your child what you want him to do. If your child is grabbing toys from a friend say, “Toys are for picking up gently. Use toys these toys on the floor. Mary is playing with that one.” You can also say, “Ask Mary to hand you the toy you would like to use. Grabbing can hurt.” Talk about these skills in terms of “friendship” or “teamwork” skills. If your child is going over to a friend’s house say, “Have fun! Use your friendship skills.”
