It has been a hard weekend in which I barely had time to do something for myself, including this blog. I like taking care of kids, don't get me wrong, but I also like having the weekend free. I could have declined the offer of working during the weekend, but all I thought was the extra money factor, completely forgetting about the "no time, no freedom" factor. Now I figured out what my priorities and values are. Learn from mistakes, that's how it should be.
In the end it wasn't that bad. We had pizza, we went to the cinema to watch "Justin and the Knights of Valour" and I enjoyed the time with the kids. They are smart and funny, and I feel like they can really understand me sometimes. Like when the older one unwrapped his mentos packet and carefully looked for the pink mentos just for me. Or when the younger thanked me for having the best Saturday evening with pizza and a Ghibli movie they borrowed from me. That was sweet. There was just one little flaw.
Homework.
If this sounds dreadful for kids, they should realize it sounds equally as dreadful to the individual in charge of helping them. Especially when all the help they want from you is to escape their responsibility, let them off their duties and find an excuse for parents and school.
That makes it sound like I actually draw manga, which I don't. I've just been watching anime, and trust me, it's not something I usually do, not anymore. But after I started I felt like I was 16 again and started sketching manga style and all. Now I have to convince myself this is just a phase and it won't last for long.
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