Flavia Tumusiime might be quickly growing into the motherhood duties but the fact that her son has continuously called her ‘daddy’ is ticking her off.
About the parenting experience which she began last year when she and husband Andrew Kabuura gave birth to their son, Liam, the host of ‘AM to PM show’ on Capital Radio says “motherhood is fantastic and challenging”.
Her son is now a year and five months.
She shared in the latest video on her YouTube channel how the son is already fumbling with some words as he tries to form his tender vocabulary.
Naturally, the first words for toddlers will always be something akin to ‘daddy’ or ‘mummy’. In the case of Flavia’s son, he only said mummy for a few days and got stuck to ‘daddy’. And understandably, this is something Flavia is very uncomfortable with.
“Even me, I’m called daddy. He (Liam) will look straight to my face and say daddy. And I’m like ‘This child! What?’ I’m confused. I’m like… Is that a real thing? I’ve been Googling ‘Why do children say daddy?’” said Flavia who couldn’t help but frown her face as she narrated this.
The 32-year-old actress and events emcee says that though challenging, motherhood for her is getting easier now that she spends more time with the son. They bond while she puts together breakfast and supper.
She has had to start monthly mom-son dates to further grow the bond she has with him considering the job she does – radio – is demanding.
Contrary to the popular custom among mothers, Flavia revealed she has no nanny. It has been just her, the husband and Flavia’s mom, tending for the little one.
“I did want daycare, but as you know, because of the pandemic, schools are closed including daycares. So, when that opens up next year, he will have an opportunity to go there and experience that and see other kids,” she said.
Her postpartum lasted two and a half months due to the nature of her work but also because she was dealing with depression and needed a distraction.
“But it was hard. As a breastfeeding mother, you get to work and cry because you miss your child. But then I work lesser hours than the typical 9 to 5 job. I only work 5 hours a day and I leave [home] late, so, I had enough time with my child.”
Keeping up with work and taking care of little Liam was possible due to the support system she has had both at home and at Capital Radio, she says.
