Let’s be honest.

We love our children. However, despite so much love for them, there are always some imperfection which give us ‘sore eyes‘.

But the question is, “Do you see the ‘Good’ in every ‘Bad’ that you see in your child?”

I had mentioned in this post “Appetite Stimulant For Your Child?”  that I am unhappy with the rate Keatkeat is growing physically. I just measured my two boys’ height again. Being 18months apart, their height difference is only 2cm now. *pout*

The bad I see:

  • Keatkeat is upset, when people ask me, “Are they twins?”
  • Keatkeat is sad, when people ask, “Which one is GorGor?” (elder brother)
  • Keatkeat is angry, when people point at Binbin and say, “Are you Gorgor?”
  • Keatkeat is unhappy to be in the front row for 3 consecutive years in Primary school.

I kept telling him, “Eat more, jump more and stay happy. Eventually you will grow taller, MUCH taller than Binbin. But most importantly, you must be healthy.”

Well, he did all of that. He ate more. He jumped around and stayed happy, but this formula does not seem to be working.

Then I learned from my sister’s MIL that if I want my boys to shoot up in height, I should try her formula; and looking at her 3 tall boys, I think its worth the try. *wink*

She said, “Buy peanut roots. Put it in water with spare ribs. Boil it. Let the children drink them as soup. BUT the most important point to note is, only let them drink it during their PUBERTY period. Not earlier, nor later.”

Alright, puberty period eh? Hhhmmm….4 more years to go… I can wait. So in the meantime, Keatkeat would need to bear with the comments from others.

Because he is unhappy with his height, I am upset too and over time, I start to see it as a flaw and could not find any good in his small built, until last week….

Keatkeat was in a great mood that day when we fetched Binbin home from school. He said to his younger brother, “Binbin, you are tired after school, I ‘ko-ko-meh’ you (piggy back), you want?”

And he piggy back-ed the younger brother WITH HIS SCHOOL BAG as well! *faint*

We decided to take the heavy school bag away and then Binbin wanted to try to piggy back his elder brother. And they kept interchanging. *laugh*

I was too late to take out my camera phone to capture the moment when Keatkeat lifted Binbin first and could only start capturing when Keatkeat was on Binbin’s back.

What a waste! I was amazed at Keatkeat’s strength! With the weight of Binbin AND the weight of the school bag all on his tiny back. *jaws dropped*

Finally! I see the ‘GOOD’ in Keatkeat’s small size: So that they could piggy back each other! *laugh*

If Keatkeat’s built was the same as his peers, they would not have enjoyed this moment:

The ‘Good’ in Every ‘Bad’ that you see in Your Child