Tyan's Photoblog
Some thoughts
Posted by tyan (Singapore, Singapore) on 11 February 2009 in People & Portrait.
Been missing for a while, our household is down with the fever and flu so I am busy at my routine of dettol-ing the house and changing bedsheets filled with vomit.
Ian is learning to speak very quickly,mostly parroting his brother. He really seems to idolise his brother, he just copies everything the brother say and do. How great is the power and influence of the older sibling!
Husband asked Caleb some days back about his friends in school. Instead, Caleb started telling him all the names of friends back in his ex-kindy. When Husband told me that, I felt a pang of guilt in changing Caleb's kindy. I wondered if he has difficulty adjusting to his new school environment and so is in this 'denial mode'? Although i had made the change with the best of intention, I got a bit worried that Caleb perhaps doesn't enjoy himself as much in his new school.
I realise Caleb is a very sensitive child, maybe too much for his own good. Once, his cousin ignored him for a while and later in the day,he actually apparently dwelt on the matter and told me,'Xuan xuan jie jie and didi dont like me. I very angry.'
When night comes, he starts worrying why his dad is not home yet and said, 'I don't want the night to come,i want the night to come with papa.'
Not sure if kids are generally so sensitive? Or they are just so capable of saying the 'darnest' things?
Welcome to motherhood and a lifetime of worries.:)
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
and you've said it all sweetie 'welcome to motherhood and a lifetime of worries)...They are so beautiful
11 Feb 2009 5:15pm
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
Caleb sounds as sensitive as his mother ... and no matter what choices she makes, they will be with the BEST of intentions. Will they always be best? Is anyone perfect? One day at a time and one step at a time, the children grow and become their own person.
I hope the sickness is soon over and you will be able to relax a little ... until the next time! xx
11 Feb 2009 9:01pm
rainsocks from Singapore
haha.. love your thoughts on this. I guess so... we start worrying the moment they are born abt how much they poop, and the worrying doesn't end there! :-)
12 Feb 2009 2:14am
Nancy from Singapore
Hhmmm...the younger bro idolizes the older brother. It's the same with my sis's boys but I don't notice that with Marcus and Robyn. Perhaps, that's another difference between having boys and girls. It's not a macho thing to idolize the sister. ;p
It's a good thing that Caleb is sensitive and he articulates that to you, and not someone else. Just imagine how much you mean to him that he 'confides' in you. :D
12 Feb 2009 5:45am
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Children have the nack of tuging at your heart strings without them realising it, bless them.
12 Feb 2009 1:18pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
A wonderful photo of these two guys, they will be be BFFs all their days. And yes, it's the parental role to deal with the pieces.
12 Feb 2009 1:52pm
Mandy from South Africa
Kids definitely help us keep in touch with our sensitive sides Ty - this is a great shot of your darling boys - they are growing so quickly!
12 Feb 2009 3:50pm
Lomantik from Sydney, Australia
I think kids come with their own set of feelings from the womb etc...
And as parents I think we (well, i dun have kids yet but i do take care of kids every weekend) should not push down a kids 'natural' feelings and gifts but to ENCOURAGE him/her to use it for society's good.
For eg if he is sensitive and all he might not be a good businessman/accountant/engineer in the future but might be a good... PHOTOGRAPHER! haha or a musician, artist, chef? and so on...
All the best!
13 Feb 2009 4:06am
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