Well, what can I say?? How do I start???
It was a hot day and I did not let Adam out for a run and he had to stay cooped up in the house the whole day. Towards evening, he told me, "I want a new Mummy & Daddy".
I told him he can go out to find himself a new one and off he goes for almost 2hours, didn't bother to come back inside even when it got dark. He was at neighbour's house. Only time he came back was when he said he needed to change his shorts as he has wet it playing with the hose outside. Didn't allow him to come inside as he hasn't found his new 'Mummy' yet and he couldn't care less...off he went again back inside neighbour's house.
I lost! Had to get him back inside and he wasn't abit sorry for having to stay outside at all....sigh!! The place we are staying is in a compound and has a guard so I'm not worried about him getting lost but I have an almost 4years old who is willing to sleep out and not want to come back inside!
When I asked him why, he says it's because Mummy & Daddy always scolding him. I told hiim it's because he's stubborn and always backchat/backtalk and do not listen when he is told not to do something (almost always an immediate WHY? comes out of his mouth) until we have to scold him.
Anyway, I had to go get him and he was pretty reluctant to come back inside as he was having a fun unlimited time outside to play!!! I told him since he doesn't want to come home, he will have to stay in his room (yes, he sleeps in his own room now!) and will have to miss dinner as he will only be fed once he has found his new Mummy. He couldn't keep quiet, keep saying loudly 'Daddy, I'm hungry!!' again and again until we have to feed him to keep him quiet! Haha! The reason why he is so noisy is because he is bored in his room and getting fed means he gets to watch TV and be in the living room.
When we had ice cream, MAGIC! He suddenly likes his Mummy & Daddy again!
MAGIC!
Tomorrow we start all over again the nagging and repetitions of what he can/cannot/must/must not/should/should not do and the scolding. He is not sad for long and always trying his level best to irritate you. Behaves like an 11 year old but cries so easily like a baby sometimes.
***** He picked up a lizard today too!! Like his mummy, he's scared shitless of the poor thing but with abit of encouragement, he managed to pick one up with 2 fingers. Daddy fed it to his snakes though.
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"Why" is his favourite answer. I can still remember clearly this "Why" whenver I drive him around and I had difficulty answering him, cute... You are right that he behaves like an 11 year old.
Ah Um and Shirley, including my mother were surprised that his features has changed - more grown-up, when they look at his photo which I printed out. Anyway, he's always been more mature than other children of his age, including Amelyah.
I am slowy buying children's videos for him. What do you think he likes most? Give some titles.
Has he gone to schoold yet in PNG? We all really miss him esp. 'Kor Por' and I.
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