'I Have No life Now': Naomi Neo Gets Real About Being A Mum Of 2 At 25
It's been a while since any of us have seen the inside of a club. But for influencer Naomi Neo, it's not just because of the pandemic
It's been a while since any of us have seen the inside of a club. But for influencer Naomi Neo, it's not just because of the pandemic.
Believe it or not, the self-confessed party animal tells us over a Zoom interview that she'd much rather be hanging with her two-year-old son Kyzo and three-month-old daughter Zyla these days.
"No life lah," she laughs. "Apart from the kids and work, I don't have a social life."
While her elder son was unplanned and things were "very rushed" with her first pregnancy, Naomi seems to have settled perfectly into life as a young mum of two.
Admitting that parenthood has turned her into a "completely different person", she adds that even when she and her husband are out with friends, she's constantly checking on the kids and monitoring the security cameras at home.
When it comes to parenting style, Naomi admits frankly that she's actually the more lenient one compared to her husband. The reason? Her conservative and strict upbringing.
"Because I know how it feels to be in that position, I always try to remind myself not to be too harsh with the kids or just try to be more understanding," she explains.
As a teenager attending a mixed school, she was prohibited from fraternising with the boys — a source of great frustration for her as she was a tomboy and naturally got along better with them, she says.
And while most of her friends were allowed to make their own way home after school, her mother would pick her up daily, accompanying her on the bus ride back home.
"I would be on the bus with all my other friends and they wouldn't dare to talk to me," Naomi shares, laughing as she recalls the awkwardness.
"Of course, it's really sweet of her, but back then, I felt like my parents didn't understand me."
Now, as a parent herself, she says she always tries to see things from her kids' perspective.
"I think communication is very important. It's not just about saying, 'I'm the parent, you're the kid. You have to listen to me all the time.'
"I think it's really about understanding what they're going through."
Text: Kimberly Anne Lim/AsiaOne