All About Your Child

Every parent loves to hear praises of their children, especially from strangers.
Yet, WITNESSing my children demonstrating selflessness and helpfulness in public sends me over the moon!

Sadly, I have to admit that my dear 10 year old Kitkit is kinder to outsiders than to his own family members.
Taking us for granted?
Well, that is something which I remind him NOT TO…. constantly!

12th January 2014, Sunday….
Allan had an appointment and could not go (with us) over to the weekly gathering at my in-law’s place.
It was a long journey, which required us to switch from bus to train and back to bus again; before we could reach the kids’ grandparents’ house.

It was obvious that my boys were tired and so was I.
During the train (MRT) ride, both of them leaned onto me as if they had lost their spines.
Just when they were so at ease, a young man, probably in his late teens or early 20s sat down beside Kitkit.
Before he could rest his butt on the seat, this young man’s water bottle dropped onto the floor.

Without a need to ponder for a second, Kitkit changed his posture immediately.
From leaning onto me to straightening his back, and bent over to pick up the about-to-roll-away water bottle, AS IF it was his own.
My boy handed the water bottle over to the young man.
Young Man without a smile: “Thank you.”
Kitkit: “Welcome.”
Young Man gave a surprised-look for a mini-second and smiled.
I guessed he was NOT expecting any “Welcome” to be coming out of this little kid’s mouth. *giggle*
Gotcha!

Everything happened in a matter of seconds.
Yet, the scene kept replaying in my mind for a long long time.
I am still smiling as I am typing now….

When we alighted at the next station, I wrapped my arms around my 10 year old’s shoulders and gave him a long buddy-squeeze, “Kitkit! You were awesome!!!! I am so proud of you! I did not expect you to pick up the bottle because in the past, a similar incident happened and you chose to glide your feet away and wait for the person to pick his thing on his own. YOU HAVE CHANGED! You have changed FOR THE BETTER! I am REALLY PROUD OF YOU!!! And you said “Welcome” too when he said Thank You!!! Great Response!” and I tighten my squeeze on his small shoulders…..

Gave a peck on his head and continued, “How did you feel when he said ‘Thank You’?”
Kitkit: “Happy…”
*grin*

My Son Gave Me a Proud Moment in Train

Kitkit was having his Chinese Tuition in the study room yesterday. While Binbin waited for his turn to come, which would be 1.5hours later, we played senseless games and had some cuddling time after draining our energy.

Lying on my queen size bed, cuddled together AS IF it was snowing…..

Me: “Binbin, when I die, will you miss me?”
Binbin: “Don’t say such things lah!”
and he started to CRY IMMEDIATELY!!!

Me: “Oh Bin! You are crying?!”
Binbin: “Ya lah! Makes me very sad.”
His head still buried in my upper right chest…sobbing

Me: “Please remember that I’d always loved you very very much. Will you remember?”
Binbin: “Yes. I will miss you very much. But is it true that once a person dies, he will forget everything?”
Me: “Maybe.”
Moving away from my upper right chest….clearly seeing his tearful face now…

As he wiped off the tears at the brim of his eye socket…
Binbin: “Mummy, your shirt all wet.”
Me: “Ya man! If tuition teacher comes out and sees this, she may think that I drooled!”
Binbin chuckled.

He leaned back onto my upper chest for few seconds, both enjoying the quiet moment…..
Then he dropped the bomb:
Binbin: “So after you died, can your phone be mine?”

*faint*

I guessed I need to state that in my WILL now.
*huge laugh*

Kids Talk: When I Die