All About Your Child

For most of you who have been ‘regulars’ here know what kind of person my MIL is. Whenever I talk about her, I’m never stingy on details *laugh*, but I don’t exaggerate ok!

Today when we were over there, as usual on Sundays, I witness something that made my heart feels good…. errrrmmm….even though I’m NOT supposed to…

My eldest BIL, whose family stays with her, is the ONLY one in the family who dares to shout at my MIL if he does not agree with her. And here’s the drama for today: –

Little 1 year old Weidong was playing with the sliding door that separates the kitchen from the living room. My MIL was worried that her grandson would accidentally hurt his fingers as he slides back and forth. After much scolding and warning the little cutie didn’t stop, she slapped his tiny hands. Weidong cried.

Few minutes later. When my BIL went into the kitchen, his son went back AGAIN to slide the door. This time, it wasn’t back and forth. He closed it completely, turned his head and gave a cheeky smile at all the spectators. I was waiting for a big reaction from my MIL.

Instead of another slap on his hand or scolding, my MIL laughed and clapped her hands, “You naughty boy, locked Papa in the kitchen eh?” *laugh*

My BIL slided the door opened and as he stepped out, he raised his voice at my MIL, “If I’m Weidong, I’ll be so confused! When I slide the door a moment ago, you scolded me and hit me. The next moment you are clapping and cheering. How in the world would I know if it is right to play with the door or not?!”

As usual, my cannot-be-defeated MIL started to answer with her nonsensical reasoning, “Just now he was sliding it back and forth. Now he didn’t, he just close it….”

Without giving her a chance to finish, my BIL snapped, “Aiya, you just don’t want to lose, just don’t want to admit that your actions are wrong. To Weidong, be it sliding the door back and forth or just close it, its the same! He still has his hands on the door!”

MIL felt she was embarrassed infront of the whole family repeated her case again, but my BIL just walked back into the bedroom without a word, because he knows her too well. She just doesn’t want to admit that she is wrong. Since her target was not interested in the argument, she turned to the forever-harmless FIL and started her long speech. As usual, FIL didn’t say a word, just sat there and listen to all her ramblings…. *laugh*

I’m happy because I wanted to say that too! But it wouldn’t make much impact as compared to my BIL, ‘cos he is talking about his son, whereas Weidong is just my nephew…. *laugh* I’m evil in this sense…. Not that I like to see my MIL being yelled at, but its always entertaining to see her and my BIL, the 2 most temperamental beings in the family having a drama like this. *laugh*

Children can understand a ‘lesson’ better when they get to ‘see’ the rude fact staring back at them.

Remember the method I used to make my boys realised how too-much-TV-watching can spoil their eyes?

Seeing is more convincing than just words for the young minds.

When I saw these photos in my mailbox, I asked them over to have a look. The pictures speak for itself.

Me: “Babies, can you see these children or people are so skinny and some of them are dying because they do not have food to eat and water to drink? We are very fortunate. We have potato chips to eat (they happened to be eating it at that moment), but they don’t even have proper food to eat. So what do all these pictures tell you?”

Keatkeat: “Cannot waste food. Must finish all our food.” Looking down at his potato chip as he took another bite.

Binbin: “Must finish my potato chip”

Me: *Eyes rolled* “Its not just potato chips my dear…whenever you have food to eat, ANY FOOD, you MUST try to finish it because these people don’t even have one grain of rice to eat. Food is important because it makes us grow taller and stronger…”

Binbin: “Just like my Papa…”

Me: *laugh* “Ya… like your Papa” (stole a glance at the 1.63m tall man sitting on the sofa munching the potato chips)

There are organisations who are dedicated to help children like these, who would love to go the extra mile to make this Christmas that much more special for the unfortunate ones, you can support them in my previous post