Toddler speech
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Sunday, May 24th, 2009Last Friday, I went grocery shopping with my Mom and bought 10 mangoes comprising Thai Lilies, Local yellow mangoes and Indian mangoes. We also bought rambutans, apples, persimmons, kiwis and oranges. Plus a whole load of other stuff. Needless to say, the bags were heavy.
Between my Mom and I (one weak with cancer and one [...]
How to nurture a creative child
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009Well, firstly……it helps that both her parents are creative architects although not only architects are creative (and some not at all!!!) but if at least one parent is creative, your child has a good chance of being creative. But fret not, because creativity can be TAUGHT!!!
Yes, bet you didn’t know that!
Of course, we didn’t [...]
Children copying adults in speech
Monday, May 4th, 2009I am probably the closest person in the world to Tee, in that we’ve had the most time alone together than anyone else; and this is pretty obvious when she speaks because she speaks exactly like me!!!
Because she is a typical preschooler, she’s always dawdling when we need her to be fast, especially when it [...]
Mommy!!! I’m SO BORED!!!
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009“Mommy, I’m SO BORED!!! Look up my nostrils, do you see a forest?”
Whilst driving home from Music School today, Tee whined about her boredom in the car. No Shit Sherlock, this girl needs to be entertained 24/7 round the clock! What does she think I am, Stanley the Clown on caffeine with Energizer batteries?
I told [...]
Four year old saying a little prayer
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008Heard last night after lights out:
Dear God,
Please make my Nana feel better so that she won’t be in so much pain everyday. Please make my Mommy’s new baby uglier than me.
Amen.
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Toddlers with fast thinking
Thursday, December 18th, 2008I wish I had this talent but I don’t. I’m not sure where she gets it from but she certainly is a fast and creative thinker, my little Tee.
This morning, I sent her to brush her teeth by herself and she’s getting pretty good at this task. Later though, I noticed that she had some [...]
Telling secrets at school
Saturday, November 15th, 2008Today, Tee’s teacher told me that she complained that she was really frustrated because her Mom made her do maths which she didn’t like. She said it was too difficult and she felt very frustrated! Then she said she was also bored of her Mother because her Mother talked too much all the time. o_o
Just [...]
My daughter makes me crazy…..
Saturday, November 15th, 2008When I complain to Tee that she never listens to me, her MOTHER, she says,
“Mom! Can you see that I am not an elephant??? I don’t have BIG EARS!!!”
When she eventually says that she DOES listen, then I say, ok she listens, but nothing ever seems to sink in!!!
And she says,
“Mom, there is something stuck [...]
Why toddlers want to shine and stand out
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008Today at Tee’s Mandarin School, her principal came out to tell me that Tee was cheekily creative. Apparently, they were all made to say in Mandarin that they wanted to go into a particular room for a particular reason (I can’t remember the details as my memory got lost in the gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous La [...]
The many uses of a vibrator
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008The Hubs was complaining that he needed a massage this evening. He never needs a massage. I flopped down onto bed and said I needed a massage too. Whilst the both of us laid on our tummies, Tee crawled and walked along our backs. For seven seconds before she sighed,
“Where’s my vibrator? I really need [...]
Confusing rhymes
Thursday, October 30th, 2008Tee is very good at composing lyrics to music frequently making up her own songs (that rhyme even) to existing tunes. She can even compose her own brand new tunes.
However, despite the many times she has understood what a rhyme is, she still sometimes gets it confused and will ask if house rhymes with heist? [...]
My legs do the walking, and my Indian blood does the talking…
Friday, October 24th, 2008Apart from requesting for pear balls for breakfast, in our extreme haste, Tee just HAD to bring her little bag out today. I explained to her that all we were going to do was run around doing some errands and pick her grandparents up so there really was no need to bring a bag along. [...]
Sneaky little girl
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008Yesterday, when I told Tee I had to go somewhere to collect some books, she requested to stay in the car whilst I ran up to get the books. There was no way I was going to leave her in the car so I said she had to follow me up, after which she protested [...]
A Question for God
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008Just before bed tonight as usual, Tee said her prayers that included a long……………….list of thank you’s. It’s good, this thank you thing. It reinforces her gratitude for certain things in her life, like her wonderful Mommy and her best Daddy, ever.
Since her list was especially long tonight, I asked her if she wanted to [...]
Showing bad examples to your children
Friday, August 29th, 2008This week has been flitting between very hot and very rainy, certainly a recipe for an oncoming cold. Yesterday, it was so hot that I took my top off at home and went about in just a bra. This is one of the real reasons why we have still not gotten a maid. We are [...]
When my daughter leaves me dumbfounded
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007One of the rare songs Tee loves that doesn’t fall under the nursery rhyme category is Karma Chameleon. The girl has good taste. She goes around humming, red gold and gween…..red gold and gween…..kamakamakamakamakama chameleon……you come and go….you come and go….kamakamakamakamakama chameleon…….
After listening to it enjoyingly in the car today, she asked me,
“Mummy what is [...]
Snippets from my little imp
Sunday, September 30th, 2007The Hubs has a knack for losing things whenever we are out as a family. Temporarily. He loses things because he has the weekend duty of entertaining the little one. Anyone who would dare take on the challenge of being responsible for my little imp would never volunteer taking her again. Not even for an hour. [...]
Monday scurries and weekend curries
Monday, September 24th, 2007Last night, I informed Tee that Daddy was finally returning tomorrow. She has been really good this time round about Daddy being abroad with the last trip seeing her wail every single night for the father figure who showers her with kisses and all things nice. This trip only saw her proudly announce that her [...]
In the car today
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007“Mummy, I want to go dating.”
After numerous trials of explanation that she just could NOT date her Uncle nor her Daddy nor anyone who was remotely related to her, in which she failed to understand completely…..she changed the subject.
“When I grow up I want to open a westewon called Huss.” (westewon = restaurant)
Hush is Tee’s favourite [...]
Toddlers and the concept of death
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007I’m not sure when or where Tee picked up the concept of death but of late, she has been thinking about it quite a bit. I asked the Moms at school if their kids knew about death and the majority were sure that a three year old would have no comprehension at all about the [...]
Toddlers are Deaf
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007Today, at Tee’s school, I was feeling overjoyed when I heard another Mother ask her 2.5 year old daughter,
“Hannah, would you like to go to the book room?”
Toddler walks in a circle.
“Hannah? Do you want to go to the book room today?”
Toddler continues walking in a circle.
Pause.
“Hannah…….do you want to go to the book room [...]
KLIA baggage collection, 11.33pm Sunday evening
Sunday, August 26th, 2007Whilst swinging Tee around laughingly threatening to throw her away into the dustbin, she giggles,
“You cannot throw me…..” she frowned and lamented.
“Why not? Why can’t I throw you?”
“Because……I am your PRECIOUS!!!” she stated with such confidence.
“My precious??? What makes you think you are my precious!?”
“I am! I am your precious…..but sometimes……I can be a cheeky monkey.” This [...]
Role Playing Games of an almost Three Year Old
Monday, August 13th, 2007For the last few months, Tee has increasingly spent her time playing pretend. And the roles she takes on is as far as her imagination takes her. I suspect that her drama class at school takes this practise further as she comes home talking to herself or to us about the most unimaginable things.
Last weekend, [...]
Mommy and Me - Role Reversals
Monday, August 13th, 2007My almost three year old daughter, for some reason, loves playing Mommy. Not to her dolls or teddy bears. But to ME. I’d imagined that at this age, they would like playing Mommy to their dolls or teddy bears because they like emulating adults, right? Knowing my luck, she’s probably on her way towards homosexuality (no, [...]
Under pressure already before the age of Three
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007Today, whilst moving around the house from the living room into the kitchen, I sternly commanded Tee to put away her toys as it was getting out of hand. I get headaches just being present in a tornado state.
She sighed with exasperation, “Don’t STRESS me out.”
Another grunt followed, “I’m too STRESSED right now.” as she [...]
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