Life long sharing . . .

My friend recommended this camp to me some times ago. It’s to promote Daddy’s bonding with the Child. (Yes, Daddy only). I am quite interested. But have to wait till the girls are 6 years old.

The Community also have a couple of activities for children and parents during weekend. You can check it out with Bee Sean.

Attached is the registration form.

I was showing my girls this photo from newspaper, telling them that there are places in this world where people have no food to eat.

My housekeeper taught me last time, that when the girls are big enough, should start guiding them to read newspaper, so that they know what is happening out side. I have almost forgotten about this advice until one day, went shopping and the girls were like running around freely. So I told them, “You have to always always hold hand with daddy or mummy, outside a lot of 坏人, and they like to snatch kids.”

Ying asked, “Why?”

“坏人is like that one, they like to do bad things, that’s why they are 坏人.”

Ling suddenly said, “真的吗？”

“Yes, these things happened a lot and it’s on the newspaper as well.”

“Can you show me the newspaper when we are home?” Ling asked.

That is how all this newspaper sharing started. I showed them one of the article (with picture) stating the girl was lost and daddy mummy was looking for her. The girls kept quiet for a long time staring at the picture.

So today, I showed them this picture and start lecturing them that we must be grateful that we still have food, that we must not waste our food. We should only take the portion we can finish, and don’t be choosey. ..

I am not sure how much these will go into their brain, but hopefully it will stay and they are aware of what is wrong to do, and try harder not to do it (especially the choosey part).

“Why the boy want to 抢食物？They can buy from people sell food one.” Ying didn’t understand.

“But people selling food also don’t have food to sell. Everyone there no food to eat.”  I explained.

“What country is that?” I can sense Ling is concerned.

“It’s 海地.” I replied pointing to the words on the newspaper.

“What is it called in English?” Ling asked again.

“Haiti”. I replied.

Then silence for a long time, before they let go the newspaper and returned to play.

Some parents ask me why the girls are outspoken, good at speech at young age (talkative).

Actually, I am no expert here and don’t know for sure. But one thing I am very thankful to my hubby is that, since small (direct translation from 从小 :P), the daddy sings aloud in public, when walking in kaki lima, waiting in public area, in the car, in grandparents’ house…, when the mood comes, when the girls demand, … daddy just sing, sometimes alone, sometimes together hand hold hand. … and most of the time, a bit out the pitch (走音）… and almost always happily … and a little sometimes ended with Ying wanted to sing alone.

Well, I believe, not scientifically proven, just my belief, it helps.  There were times I heard Ling made up her own song to express her feeling, something like “I am sad… cause ….blah blah blah, ..I am sad ..” with her own tune and chorus.. mostly sung very softly, and I have to struggle not to laugh…

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I share the same guilt, when everynight Ying asked us,

“Mummy, are you working tomorrow?”

“Daddy, are you working tomorrow?” “How about the day pass tomorrow?”

“Mummy, what day is today? What day is tomorrow?”

And from Ling,

“Mummy, please tell me when you have finished your work, then we can watch the skeleton song together.”

“Mummy, see I didn’t disturb you when you are working.”