All About Your Child

Usually when Allan and I had to run some errands during our Sunday visit to my in-law’s place, my nieces would want to come along and my nephew would always shake his head.

Today, for the very first time my nephew wanted to follow and my nieces did not. What a change! Probably because it was drizzling. *shrugged*

So Binbin, with overflowing brotherly love for W.D., kept holding W.D.’s hand, shuffling W.D.’s hair, patting W.D.’s head and constantly reminding him to be careful not to slip and fall or step on puddles of water. It was such a heartwarming moment to watch.

*smile*

Keatkeat, you make Mummy so proud….

Yesterday, Keatkeat with his friend were doing a demonstration infront of a small crowd. I was not there. Only Binbin was with him.

The audience were already booing and saying nasty things like (according to Keatkeat and Binbin), “They are cheating. This is not real.” BEFORE Keatkeat and his friend even started doing anything.

The teacher said, “Can we discuss this later? Let the kids finish what they need to do first?”

Keatkeat was still pissed when we went to fetch them. After talking about what happened for about 10mins in the car ride, he ended with this sentence, “I want to be happy. I shall not be bothered by them. Just let them say what they want.”

*clap clap clap*

Isn’t it amazing when such sentences come out from a 9 year old boy?

Allan and I kept giving him hugs. In times like these, hugs speak louder than words of praise.

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10.45pm After Keatkeat was asleep, I chatted with Binbin…

Binbin said, “GorGor frowned angrily at the audience. He was 100% times 100% times 100% pissed off with them.”

Me: “Did Gorgor scold them?”

Binbin said, “Cannot lah! How can children scold adult?!” He paused for awhile and then continued, “But because they kept saying all the nasty things, Gorgor lost concentration and did not do something correctly and they booed him.”

Me: “Then how did Gorgor react?”

Binbin said, “He take deep breaths and do it again lor. Then do correctly the second time.”

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Keatkeat, till this day, is still a challenge for me. His personality, his character, his attitude, his mannerism, etc, it is just so NOT in-line with the rest of the family.

Yet, on rare occasions, like this, he still proves that he is still a Warrior!

Children can Handle Critics Better than Adults