二胎出生惹母忧

二胎出生惹母忧

One Mum’s Worry —How to Avoid Sibling Jealousy

自从我国开放了二胎，许多爸爸妈妈都给自己的孩子添了个弟弟或是妹妹。而在国外，非独生的家庭也不在少数。家里头多几个孩子确实可以给家庭带来更多的欢乐，但同时也会引发一定的问题哦！这篇文章里的妈妈在生下二胎后便烦恼不已。了解一下这位妈妈的烦恼吧，读完文章后，大家还可以互相讨论一下，给这位妈妈出出主意哦！

I’ve always dreamed of having two boys playing happily side by side.

Ever since I had Connor, Cory has been very1)jealous. I can’t leave them alone in the room. Cory’s always been2)clingy. Now he hates having to share my attention and is clingier than ever.

After I had the baby, my3)in-laws came to look after Cory and made a real fuss of him. The night they left, our problems started. Although he’s always been a good sleeper, he refused to settle. With the new baby in bed with me, Cory would come in at 2 am and try to climb in with us. That made me really tired.

Now Cory goes to4)nursery for two and a half hours a day, four days a week. At first, staff had to pull him off me and I could hear him crying as I left. When he’s at home, he becomes more5)demanding. If I am busy with the baby, Cory will jump up and down in bad temper.

I’ve tried to make Cory feel6)involved, but it hasn’t worked. The other day, Connor rolled over for the first time. “Clever boy!” I said, but then Cory threw his arms around me and demanded “7)cuddles.” I feel8)guilty that I’m not giving my baby the attention he needs.

All I want is for my boys to get on well with each other. These should be the happiest days of my life, but I’m too stressed and tired to enjoy them.

词组加油站

dream of 向往，渴望side by side

肩并肩，一起

ever since 自……以来make a fuss of

过分关心、体贴

refuse to 拒绝

pull off

拉开（某人或某物）

be busy with 忙于……in bad temper 发脾气the other day

几天以前

roll over 打滚

get on well with

与……相处融洽

1) jealous ['dʒeləs] adj. 嫉妒的

2) clingy ['klɪŋɪ] adj. 过于依赖人的

3) in-laws <常复> 姻亲

4) nursery ['nзːsərɪ] n. 托儿所

5) demanding [dɪ'mɑːndɪŋ] adj. 强人所难的，苛求的

6) involved [ɪn'vɒlvd] adj. 参与的，涉及的

7) cuddle ['kʌdl] n. 拥抱

8) guilty ['gɪltɪ] adj. 内疚的

我一直向往着自己的两个儿子可以在一起愉快地玩耍。

自从我生了康纳，科里就变得醋意满满。我无法让他们俩独自待在一个房间里。科里一直都挺黏人的。如今他不愿与康纳分享我的注意力，也变得比以往更加黏人了。

生了二胎之后，我的亲戚们便来帮我照顾科里，对他呵护备至。在他们离开那晚，我和科里之间的矛盾便激发了。尽管科里平时很容易入睡，但那晚他一点儿也静不下来。我和康纳睡在一起，科里会在凌晨两点试图爬到我们的床上。这让我疲倦不堪。

如今科里上幼儿园了，每天两个半小时，每周四天。起初，幼儿园的老师们要费九牛二虎之力才能将科里从我身边拉开，我离开的时候还能听到科里在哭泣。回到家后，科里也变得更加苛刻了。如果我只忙着照料康纳，科里就会气冲冲地上蹿下跳。

我努力地想让科里感受到自己也是家里的一份子，但并没有成功。几天前，康纳第一次学会翻滚，我便说道：“聪明的孩子！”但科里冲了过来，伸出胳膊揽着我，喊着要“抱抱”。我感到内疚，因为我没能给予科里所需要的重视。

我唯一想要的就是我的孩子们能够融洽相处。这本该是我生命中最幸福的日子，但我实在是心衰力竭，无法去享受这一切了。