“And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
（Mark 12:30-31）
Love your neighbor as yourself is not that easy but we will try our best. As a mum, our closest neighbours are our children and husband. You will see them everyday, talk with them everyday and live under the same roof.
I am a very traditional Chinese mum, so I used to do all the housework by myself. One day I finally figured out I can’t do all the housework because it will destroy my whole family. I really like to help them to do this and that but this will make me very upset when I spend most of my time in helping them but they just spend most of their time on video games. This is really annoying! A better mum will not do all the housework for them. A better mum should allocate housework for each family member. This is important to make room for your strength and mind so that you can be mentally healthy and also they need to learn the survival skills - household chores. Can you imagine what would their houses look like? What if they never have chance to learn how to vacuum, clean bathroom, wash dishes or change beddings? These are the basic survival skills for each human being. Therefore, we should let them learn and grow. In return, you will have more time for reading bible, writing diary or doing exercises. Therefore, if you want to be a better mum, you should train your children to do household chores. But of course, don’t put high expectations and pressure on them as they are only children.
Today, I’m so glad that my daughter vacuum her bedroom nice and clean under the guidance from her big brother. And also, my husband and I really enjoy the breakfast that prepared and cooked by our son. Although the housework is just less than an hour per day, this little effort can put your family in harmony. Thank God for giving us wisdom to be a better mum so that we can shine from the most basic unit - our family.
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