Tot’s Mom, in one of her posts, mentioned that there are many sacrifices that we as parents have to make when the children arrived in this world. I do agree with her. There are indeed many sacrifices parents have to make for their children but I think we gain a lot too. Raising our children make us grow. Previously when you fear some lizards or cockroaches, now in front of the kids, you have to act as if you are not scared of anything to train them to be brave. Previously if you do not know certain things, now you have to flip through the encyclopedia when your children start asking you “Why” and “How”. Previously if you have certain bad habits, now you have to change to prevent the children from imitating.
Sometimes, children make us so mad that we wish we hadn’t stepped into this “trap” but other times when they make us happy and proud, we wish the moment would never end. The following conversation is too cute for me to forget:
Wayne: Mummy, why I don’t grow?
Sometimes, children make us so mad that we wish we hadn’t stepped into this “trap” but other times when they make us happy and proud, we wish the moment would never end. The following conversation is too cute for me to forget:
Wayne: Mummy, why I don’t grow?
Me: You are growing, Wayne. Why did you say you don’t grow?
Wayne: But why am I still 4 years old?
Me: Because you grow little by little and you grow slowly.
Wayne: I don’t want to grow slowly.
Me: If you grow up very fast, you will miss your childhood. Childhood is fun. You can play and you have no worries. If you grow up very fast, you will grow old very fast too. Then, you will be an old man.
Wayne: I don’t want to enjoy my childhood. I want to grow old.
Me: Why?
Wayne: When I grow old, I can buy fish.
Me: Buy fish?
Wayne: Yes. Remember you said I can buy fish when I grow older?
Me: (Laugh)
Now, I remembered. The two boys are always bugging me to buy them fishes as their pets but I insisted that they should be old enough to learn how to take care of the fishes before I can buy them some. No wonder Wayne wants to grow old. He must have been confused between grow older and grow old.
Wayne: Mummy, I am still a baby.
Me: Why do you say that?
Wayne: Because my teeth have not dropped. Kor Kor (Big brother) is a big boy because his teeth have dropped. (Click here if you did not read my previous story)
Me: (Laugh) but babies cannot go to the cinema, babies cannot eat ice-cream and babies cannot do so many things.
Wayne: (Thinking) I’m a SPECIAL BABY. Special baby can go to the cinema.
Me: (Laugh) So, you are a Special Baby. What else can a Special Baby do?
Wayne: Special baby can share toys with kor kor (big brother) and mei mei (little sister). Special baby can eat by himself and don’t mess up.
Me: and Special Baby can behave himself so well and listen to daddy and mummy.
Wayne: Yes. (Gives me a sweet smile, lying in my arms, acting like a baby)
So, I’m going to take advantage of the term “Special Baby” against Wayne when he misbehaves. Hahaha, bad mummy!
29 comments:
Muahahah...Wayne is so funny! Alycia likes to say "when I grow up, then I can eat lollipops".... coz I never allow her to eat candies and I tell her that when she grows up, she can eat them!
being a middle child, he is indeed a special baby...
when i see coakroaches or lizards i still run away and get hub la even in fornt of kids. i am too timid
That was some conversation! Almost like watching a Pixar movie! :-)
I loved that, a special baby, too cute!
Very funny conversations! I like he said 'he's a special baby'.
cute story la
yeah, the conversation was so cute...
Jo-N, thanks for the link & the compliment.
As parents, we sacrifice a lot and I agree that we also gain a lot. That's why some people tend to say that if you don't have kids, you don't know what you miss. ;)
so farnee lah Wayne....:):)
Shireen,
They do pick up fast, don't they?
Wen,
Middle child is always the confused one and since he labels himself as special, I want to use this to make him feel special.
LB,
Pixar movie, eh? Too bad I'm not a script writer in Hollywood.
Tammy,
Haha. I was surprised when he said that.
Yenny,
I like that too.
Yatie,
Ya, thought that I would jolt down so that next time when I look back, I can remember.
Jacss,
Being a mother is not that bad afterall.
Audrey,
YOu are most welcome. It's so true with that sayings.
Paik Ling,
Haha. SOmetimes kids just say the funniest thing.
you can buy fish for them though they are still young. this way, they will learn how to take care of the fish and be responsible.
Wayne really squeeze your brain juice la...haha!!
really a funny conversation!wanted to be old just because he wanted fish.
so cute...the things little ones think of!
i didn't know that i had word verification on! is it easier if i turn it off? i think it's to prevent spam! but...because you asked, i'll turn it off, if i can figure out how!
xoxo
the conversation is so cute. and at the same time, i am learning the way how to deal with kids from your conversation. do post more!!!
so sweet! My 4 year old boy likes to be a baby quite often, must be a middle child thing. I don't complain about the cuddles I get.
Hi Jo-n--so, so sweet. A very high degree of Cutitude here (wink)!
If having a child helps us adults become better people, there's no sacrifice, just gratitude, eh?
Love those kiddish conversation there. My elder boy also 4 yrs old, he tend to ask me a lot of "why", "how come"... qns nowdays. Sometimes I'm also surprised & speechless to his qns ... LOL :)
What a cute conversation. He is really smart. :)
so sweet to hear your kids conversation.my kids also like to become adult too..maybe they felt being a kid has no freedom to them.LOL
hahaha..this is oh so cute! my belle has been asking for hamster. i told her that i'll get for her when she is 7 years old. i am so sure, she will remind me about it when she reaches 7 years old or she will keep asking whether she is 7 years old already! kids!
Leena,
I tried but one fish died and we put the others into a nearby pond. So, I thought, just wait til they grow up.
Chinnee,
Yup. Hope there's some more for him to squeeze.
Huisia,
He can be funny at times.
Melissa,
It's more convenient for people to comment without the word verification. Sometimes, the letters are really hard to read.
Chooi Peng,
I'll try to post more. Glad you find it useful.
Mighty Morphin's Mama,
So true. Mothers just don't get enough of the cuddles they get.
TNP,
It is gratitude indeed. I'm so glad that I became a mother. I actually find that I grow as I learn along with my children. Thank you for your kind and wise words.
Janice,
Yes, yes. We got to keep up with them. Not easy, eh?
Sam,
Haha. He's entertaining at times.
Sweetiepie,
We should just let them play the adults once in awhile and see how they like it.
Miche,
Time flies and she will be 7 soon.
kekeke.... that's a good one!
Can't wait to have such conversation with Darrius too...
Your boy is very cute indeed.
Such sweet conversations are definitely good to blog down. Otherwise forget liao. Haha. BTW, hubby and I still scream and run around when we see cochroaches in front of the kids. Hahaha.
a nice conversation between mummy n Wayne, again mummy got advantage from it, hahaha...
LOL... Kids will always want to grow up faster. In XY's case, she wants to drive a car, so that she can go wherever (park, swimming pool, etc) w/o us. *shake head*
It's nice to remember and jot down all the interesting conversation with our kids... ^_^
What a cute story. My daughter is four years old at times she pretends to be a baby,
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