Chloe doesn’t know how to spell Daddy – but she knows how to spell Dad – so if she wanted to write a note to Daddy – she spells it DadT – pretty creative eh..?? I thought so too. Chloe is a delightful child – I cannot ask for anything more but for good health for the kid. Of course, she can be a pain at times – but which kid isn’t eh..?? I try to explain to “ang moh” that his tone when he talks to the kid must not sound like he has joint pain, because that would only make the kid thinks that he is either upset, mad or worst – make her feel like she is a pain.
A kid will always be a kid – and if he/she doesn’t misbehave once in a while – you better be very careful because deep down inside – psychologically, i bet there is something wrong.. hahahha!! I lose it sometimes too.. but the kid knows that when i do – it’s because she had been really bad. I am usually very calm.. and when i scold her.. it’s in chinese – but that doesn’t mean that I am calm .. i just make an effort to stay calm and neutral tone .. even when i am agitated. Effort is needed as parents – to ensure you send out the right signal to your kid. I never want my kid to grow up .. thinking that her mother is crazy.. and her father is a grouch – neither do i want her to think that she is not wanted in our life – just because she gets naughty a few hours a day. Because no matter what – you wanna build self confidence not to the extend that your kid turn into a bully at school lah. But yes, a balance is required .. and effort must be taken – if you want kids or have kids.