Lesson From A Child 2_It's Actually A Simple World

Hi J,

Here's something to put a smile on you :

A mom, dad and a child went out for lunch. Dad then drop mom and child back home and dad went to fix his car.

Child : Mom, can we call dad?

Mom : (pregnant and exhausted from the short trip) Dad's busy now. He is at the centre fixing his car (with every intention of discouraging the child from asking further questions). He won't be able to pick up your phone.

Child : (silent...)

Mom : (yeah .. now I can rest)

Child : But hor ... the mechanic would be the one fixing the car, and dad is just waiting ... why would he not able to pick up my call?

Mom : *sigh*

Mom : Hey, your daughter wants to speak to you ...

*blinking eyes*

So J, how do we trick children these days ....

Cheers

Lesson From A Child 1_It's Actually, A Simple World

While waiting in the car with my 5 year old niece this afternoon, children as children would be .. started balling in the car. And conversation goes :

Me : Can you stop balling around, you look like monkey swinging branches to branches? Are you a monkey?

Niece : Yeah ... monkey ...

** so the monkeying continues ......

** 30 secs later .....

Me : See what you've done ... ( with higher voice tone ) 你踩到我的carpet这样 (Direct translation : You step my carpet like this)?

** her monkeying actions flip my carpet all over

Niece : (in small soft tone) 可是carpet就是给人踩的哦 ....

Me : (eyeball roll, fuming, but still, have to agree with her ... trying my best to stay calm, while easing to a new subject) Any homework today? @ @

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Sometimes, children sees the obvious more than we do, polluted with all the manners of the world, we sometimes forget things can be so simple, uncomplicated ...