<p>HRSFRM: LOL. My older sister had her first baby only a few months before I did. She lives far away, but the first time she visited with her D, I watched the sweet little thing sit happily in the middle of the floor, cooing, and daintily touching her toys with her pinky. My sister was able to read long novels, watch TV in peace, do elaborate handicrafts, try new recipes all while D played.</p>
<p>My S, on the other hand, resembled Bam-Bam. He’d swipe everything off of tables, bang toys like hammers, pull everything out of drawers, etc. Despite reasonable child-proofing measures, I could never relax or leave him unattended for a single moment. Everyone in the family (and outside it too) admired my sister so much for her domestic accomplishments. They didn’t understand why I found parenting so exhausting, whereas for my sister it was a relaxing change from the work world.</p>
<p>Needless to say, not one single craft was ever completed in my house when S was a baby.</p>