The night before her departure to Malaysia, Robin’s mum rang us at home. The boys were fighting to have a turn to talk to her on the phone. Here’s Calvin’s conversation with his grandma:

Calvin: 奶奶，你要走了, 是嗎？(grandma, are you leaving?)

Grandma: 是的。(yes)

Calvin: 為什麼呢？(why?)

Grandma: 我要回去做一些事情。(I need to go back to handle some things)

Calvin: 你會回來嗎？(will you come back?)

Grandma: 會。(yes)

Calvin: 你不要忘記回來 OK? (don’t forget to come back OK?)

Grandma: 我一定會回來。你要乖,知道嗎？(I will surely come back. You have to be a good boy, ok?)

Calvin: 好。奶奶，你會買toy給我嗎？(Ok. Grandma, will you buy toy for me?)

Grandma: 好，你乖我就買。(Ok, I will buy if you are good)

Calvin:  OK，bye 奶奶。(OK, bye grandma)

Robin’s mum repeated the conversation she had with Calvin to me. I could hear the happiness in her voice when she got to the part where Calvin asked her not to forget to return. She must have felt so loved and appreciated by her little grandson. I believe Calvin was speaking from his heart and it was his way of showing his affection to his grandma.  I guess he wanted to make sure his grandma is coming back. Robin’s mum has been there to look after Calvin since when he was a baby. She helped take care of the boy 3 days a week when I was back at work. They do have a special bond. What more? Calvin is her first grand child, and so I think there is a very special bond between them. I hope this bond will last for a very very long time.

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