Rockstar: Mum. People in school keep saying how much taller and bigger they are than me.
Me: You can say, “You’re taller but I’m nicer. I don’t say things like that to others.”
Rockstar: No.. I keep saying I’m not yet 4. Then they don’t say anything..
Me: Well.. Most of them are older, they have had more time to grow.. It doesn’t bother you that they say that, does it? (But actually I know he’s a small child even with kids his age… And it hurts a little that it bothers him so much…)
Rockstar: <quietly> Yes it does, Mum. It bothers me. It really does.
Me: Well, God made all of us different, that’s what makes us all special. You’re small, but you have a smart mouth, and – and – you can eat nuts and prawns! If you had a food allergy, you would never know what certain foods taste like cos you couldn’t have them… Regardless how big you were.
Rockstar: <brightens mildly> Can I have some nuts?
He really eats them thoughtfully and I just think for the umpteenth time Wow this little guy really takes life so seriously…
Still, it was a good day in the park with the nuts.
Anyway Kings is finally home. For the weekend only. In my What’sApp: Welcome home to an apartment of shrieking child grumbling dog playing Capture The Turtle*. We’ve missed you. Come home safe and enjoy the noise. (Well, tomorrow morning, anyway).
And then we were treated in the middle of the night to Kings in a (to my mind heavily germ-laden from travel) Hugo Boss navy suit he did not own when he left here, completely out of HKD cab fare and rooting in my handbag in the dark like some homeless person.
*Where Rockstar gets the dog to chase him around the apartment holding a beanie turtle. Don’t ask me why it must be when he’s holding the turtle.
Hello Aileen, I like how you teach Rockstar to count his blessings.
“Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.” – Mandino, Og (American author 1923-1996)
Aww thanks for the encouragement… and the great quote!
That’s a good one! I wouldn’t have thought of that.
Now that you’ve mentioned it, seriously, I’d rather be a little smaller and be able to eat nuts and prawns. Food allergies is just SAD. Food trumps all in my world!
And what park is that?! I’m assuming that’s HK?
That’s Waterfront Park in HK… Sometimes friends complain their dogs go off the side for a swim though, but otherwise it’s great for dogs n kids as long as it’s not the height of summer (mosquitos!)
Yeah food allergies suck.. I think it’s especially tough to handle for little kids cos have to monitor really closely..