As a first time mother, who wouldn’t pamper her son or daughter? For that matter, even if a mother has 10 kids, she will still pamper them, right? You just can’t fault a mother for pampering her children. Sometimes I get affectionately accused of pampering the boy too much. But can you blame me? Here are some very good reasons why I pamper him so much.
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Sometimes when we lie in bed at night with me trying to make him go to sleep, both of us would lie on our sides facing each other. He looks into my eyes, as if studying me and then flashes me a quiet and small smile, and places his little hand on my cheek for a moment. It really melts my heart. How can I not pamper him?
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When we were playing one day, I casually said “Oh, mummy’s hair is so messy!”. He got up, went to my dressing table, grabbed my comb and came back over to comb my hair. How can I not pamper him?
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When he stirs from deep sleep in the middle of the night with his eyes still closed, he murmurs “Mummy…mummy” and goes back to sleep. How can I not pamper him?
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When he gets frightened of something or wants to be “rescued” from situations he feels trapped in, he eyes would search for me and he reaches both hands up to me and says “Mummy carry!”. How can I not pamper him?
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Sometimes, out of no where he would just say to me “Mummy hug boy boy”. And sometimes he would even find his favourite mole on my body and bend over to kiss it and say “Boy boy kiss mummy mole”. How can I not pamper him?
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When we were on a roadtrip back from his grandparent’s hometown, I was dozing off while he was wide awake. He kept calling for me and through my half dazed consciousness I heard him say “Mummy, wake up” and the daddy saying “Let mummy rest okay?”. And I slept fitfully for some 45 minutes while he kept real quiet and absolutely fuss free in his car seat. When I woke up, his eyes lit up. How can I not pamper him?
There are so many more instances I can think of where I find reasons to pamper him more. How can I not pamper him?
Why you do pamper your kids? I bet there are a million reasons why! 
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Hi Penny,
A lovely post! Yes, of couse, I love my son more than myself… I can think of a thousand and one reason why I pamper my son… haha!
Emily, I believe all mothers love their kids more than themselves…just can’t explain how it happened, huh?
Haha, we do have an endless list of why we pamper them so.
It’s amazing being a mom to a little boy. They seem so compassionate and loving toward their moms, and I never would’ve thought that’d be the case. The fact that I’m the first one he wants when he’s tired or scared or hurt, or the fact that he tries to comfort me if I cry makes me wish I could hold onto this time forever. That’s why I pamper him, because things will probably change come the teenage years. ;0)
Yeah, so I guess that’s why it’s always a “mummy’s boy” and “daddy’s girl”. I am also wishing that this phase of affection could last forever…