The other morning when I went to collect the boys from their room, this was what I saw:
Actually, Athan was lying next to Calvin with his eyes closed when I arrived. When he knew I wanted to take a picture, he gave this cheeky grin. Anyway, what I found out was that Athan has asked Calvin to read his “star wars” book to him while he enjoyed the story lying in bed (with eyes closed). 🙂 How nice.
Thought I’d share some more interesting conversations I had with the boys in this space. Enjoy.
Calvin: I really like grandma.
Me: You should tell your grandma that, she’ll be really happy.
Calvin: Yes.
Me: So, why do you like grandma so much?
Calvin: Because she is very kind and always give me the things that you say no to!
Me: Speechless
Grandparents are allowed to spoil the kids. 🙂
This is what Athan said when I reprimanded him for doing something naughty:
Me: Do you know what you just did is not good?
Athan: Yesss….
Me: Then why did you do it?
Athan: Because my brain asked me to do it!
Me: Why do you think your brain ask you to do it? Are you in control of your brain?
Athan: What is “control”?
Me: …. give up…..
This fellow likes to use this reason “my brain asks me to do it” to talk his way out of situations. He tends to think that he is not responsible when he is naughty because his brain makes him do it. I laugh at it, but I know that it is also important to teach him to be responsible for his actions.
On another occasion:
Athan: Mum, this part of my hand hurts (pointing to the back of his palm)
Me: Did you hit something?
Athan: No.
Me: Then why does it hurt?
Athan: Because my hand has a headache inside there…..
I could not help but laugh at my little boy. A headache inside the hand? That’s a very interesting way of illustrating his sore hand! Anyway, the “headache” seemed to have disappeared after a while.
One of the things I love about being a parent is talking to my kids, or rather, should I say, I love the things the boys say to me at times. Here are some recent conversations:
Calvin: Mum, eating fish makes me smart right?
Me: Yup.
Calvin: Then, is fish smart? It must be smart right?
Before I could make sense of what he was talking about he said the following ….
Calvin: What about eggs? Does eating eggs makes me smart?
Me: Yes.
Calvin:Â Are chickens smart too?
Me: (looked at him really hard trying to make sense of it all….)
Calvin: Well, the eggs are from the chickens, if they make me smart, then the chickens must be smart, right mum?
Me : LOL!
I just burst out laughing! I am so amused by the way his little mind works. Yes, of course I am one of those parents who tell their kids eating fish and eggs make them smart. Now I am beginning to question whether all the fish and eggs has made him smart … 🙂
Here’s just something Mr A said the other way on the way to Kings Park:
Athan: Are we going to Kings Park?
Me: Yes.
Athan: I like Kings Park in-fi-ni-ty!
He likes to use the word “infinity” when he likes something a lot. Me think he has learned the word from “buzz light year”. However he seems to use it a little wrongly all the time. That’s why I love talking to my little fellow. 🙂
The boys were supposed to help me wash the car over the weekend. Supposedly. Truth be told, I have not washed the car for almost all of winter as it has been washed under the rain …. shocking, right? Well, that’s the exterior. The interior of the car desperately needed a good vacuum and good overall clean . Anyway, it all started very well until the boys got distracted. Somehow, they found some snails crawling on some plants and decided that watching the snail was more interesting.
They took the snail onto the ground, sat on the ground and watch it crawl. They were so excited to see the snail moving that they kept calling out to me to go watch with them. Eventually I went. From what I saw, I honestly thought the snail was trying to *escape* from the boys! Poor snail. When I told them that, they said they were protecting the snail from the birds! How interesting. In case you can’t see the snail on the ground, here’s another picture of the boys pointing at the snail … 🙂
In the end, I have to clean the car inside out myself while the boys *protect* the snail. 🙂 What fun.
We were doing some homework when Calvin said this:
Calvin: I wish papa is at home. I prefer him to be home.
Me: Why?
Calvin: Because if he is home, I can play wrestle with him. It is fun.
Me: What about being with me?
Calvin: You are bor ….
Me: (I knew what he was going to say) Say it!
Calvin: Bor …..
Me: Just say it.
Calvin: You are boring! You always everyday ask me do homework!
Calvin: (Quickly added) But I still like you!
Athan: Yeah mama, you are boring!
Me: Well, its for your own good! 🙂
In our household, I am the *homework tyrant*, unfortunately. Well, someone has to do that job, right? I am sure Calvin will appreciate my efforts when he grows up! 🙂
The boys decided to build a “dinosaur world” one afternoon. They took out their Lego blocks and dinosaur set and sat on the rug for about an hour playing together. They were playing very beautifully together and having lots of fun building their little dinosaur world despite several moments of disagreement. The end result was great, I thought. Full of imagination. I like.
The boys love dinosaurs. Rrrrahhhhhhh …….