My mother has become nanny to Yi-Yan again in last December and in the same period she turned into 6 years old. When Yi-Yan was a toddler, she did not cry, whine and scream if anythings she asked for was disallowed or her request was not being fulfilled. I remembered before she knew to speak verbally, she liked to pull or push us out from our seat. Pointing to the door, she told us in her language, “ I want to go out, please bring me out for strolling….please, please.” This happened almost every evening when she approached 18 months and just few months before she followed her parents going UK.
In fact, Yi Yan’s 2 lovely aunties were staying next door to us. They mentioned to us Yi –Yan ‘s popular lines when being with them, "Auntie, you are very boring" or ' I am just a 4 years old kid, it is unfair to ask me to do homework!'
1st Incident
At her 1st day she came to my house in last December, I took a nap after lunch because I was not feeling well. She woke me up every 3 minutes pestering me to take medicine after she knew that I was not feeling well. In next few days, Yi-Yan saw me having the chewing gum and asked me on spot. I told her that the gum was the medicine as I believe she is too young to have chewing gum at her age of 6. I noticed that she observed me taking the rest of "medicine" in following days , she had only asked another time to clear her suspicious if it was really the medicine. She must have wondered how come I did not sleep or how come I took the medicine for looking healthy, but she was quiet about these. That was 1 day in the following week.
1st Incident
At her 1st day she came to my house in last December, I took a nap after lunch because I was not feeling well. She woke me up every 3 minutes pestering me to take medicine after she knew that I was not feeling well. In next few days, Yi-Yan saw me having the chewing gum and asked me on spot. I told her that the gum was the medicine as I believe she is too young to have chewing gum at her age of 6. I noticed that she observed me taking the rest of "medicine" in following days , she had only asked another time to clear her suspicious if it was really the medicine. She must have wondered how come I did not sleep or how come I took the medicine for looking healthy, but she was quiet about these. That was 1 day in the following week.
We were doing household shopping with Yi-Yan at Jaya Jusco. We pushed the trolley toward the counter when we almost finished. Supermarket always displaying various candies, chewing gums and chololates around payment counters. When Yi Yan saw these, she pointed and asked, "Is this medicine?"
Recently I took chewing gum in front of her, she asked me on spot what was I eating. I bluffed to her like 5 months ago. Standing beside my table, she picked up the wrapping paper and read the wording –Chewing Gum. Off course, she asked me: “Why it is written Chewing Gum”. She caught me wordless!
2nd Incident
Yi –Yan is a very playful kid and it is quite difficult to get her to sit well finishing her homework without any rest. Her mother has always prepared a timetable scheduling her time for games, writing, coloring , drawing, TV and anything in daytime when she stays with us
One afternoon, I requested her to replicate my drawing in an A4 side paper. She refused by saying “This is your paper.”
I mentioned that I would like her to have the paper, but she kept on rejecting my offer and told me that she could not take my office paper.
No matter how I explained and reassured her, she insisted that it was my office paper and the paper is for office used.
Our conversation was eventually ended with an open remark. She pointed to my laptop and uttered, “ Can you give me your computer? Can you give me your pencil case?”
I was astounded, I was wordless and seriously I did not know how to answer her remark.
You see, she wins ultimately !
Recently I took chewing gum in front of her, she asked me on spot what was I eating. I bluffed to her like 5 months ago. Standing beside my table, she picked up the wrapping paper and read the wording –Chewing Gum. Off course, she asked me: “Why it is written Chewing Gum”. She caught me wordless!
2nd Incident
Yi –Yan is a very playful kid and it is quite difficult to get her to sit well finishing her homework without any rest. Her mother has always prepared a timetable scheduling her time for games, writing, coloring , drawing, TV and anything in daytime when she stays with us
One afternoon, I requested her to replicate my drawing in an A4 side paper. She refused by saying “This is your paper.”
I mentioned that I would like her to have the paper, but she kept on rejecting my offer and told me that she could not take my office paper.
No matter how I explained and reassured her, she insisted that it was my office paper and the paper is for office used.
Our conversation was eventually ended with an open remark. She pointed to my laptop and uttered, “ Can you give me your computer? Can you give me your pencil case?”
I was astounded, I was wordless and seriously I did not know how to answer her remark.
You see, she wins ultimately !
2 comments:
Very cute and smart girl ! Kids nowadays are much smarter than we used to be.
So, is she your neighbour's daughter?
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You are right,Shir. She was the niece of my ex neighbour for almost 20 years.
Thks for your notification, I will visit .....just that I might have disappeared for weeks and return.
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