Poor child

Am I pushing my 7 year old boy too MUCH ?

Seems like driving him up the walls with my high expectations..!
Seems like robbing away his childhood life...!
Seems like pressuring him too much !
YA..lots of seems..


I want him to participate in something different, a lil outside of his comfort zone as I believe that's what he'll facing in the next decade. I'm attempting to prepare him for the future...

I understand that this might be very difficult for him but only at this initial stages...but he'll soon overcome the obstacles.

I wanted him to be multi lingual ..that's why I placed him in a Chinese school. Don't be like a "banana lady" like mummy. You see...I am actually "Pua Tang sai" meaning just an average in English as well as BM. Therefore, it's rather embarrassing to call myself a banana...judging from my English..I'm no Shakespeareans. And I no good in Pantun sajak as well. I'm neither good in English nor BM....that's why I call myself "half tank full"...

Alrite..where was I just now..? Oh yes..my 7 year old. I don't want him to have an easy life at such a young age. Like the Malay sayings.."susah susah dahulu senang-lenang kemudian". I want him to experience the hardship and enjoy the fruits of his labour later.

The trauma that he experienced when he was lil did "sliced away" his confidence. Naturally it was partly my fault..our fault..the adult faults. I can't help it nor avoid it though.

His confidence was lacking and he was emotionally unraveling then.

But gradually...I managed to bring back his confidence. Thanks to my bestfriend and her family. Not forgeting a close friend whom had been a father figure to him.

Alright let move to a brighter side...my boy is now a happy child. He's enjoying every moment and minute....

The only thing that he hates ( I think) ...probably is the numerous mandarin coaching he has to attend....no choice la....I am unable to guide him as I'm illiterate. Learning to master the chinese strokes aren't an easy chores. It's a tedious job. Copy writing endless pages of chinese characters....is indeed boring...but NO CHOICE..la.
Though I sympathise with him but no choice la. This is for his own good.

Am I a kiasu mummy..?