From the Kid’s Eye
Tuesday, 26 October, 2004
Parenting | 笔者: Twinsmom
Give a piece of paper to my girls, tell them to draw, they hold the crayon with their fist start drawing lines across the paper, I wrote an “A” on the paper tell them that’s an “A”, they try to copy, with few lines and few dots, they declare they had wrote an “A”! I gave them a big clap, then tell them to draw an apple. much as you guess–few lines and few dots–an apple!
I tried to hold their hand to write an “A”, but they struggle to get away from my hand, they insist to “write” the “A” in their very own way.
of cause sometime I have the ego, hope that they can actually learn to write a proper “A”, so I can show off to everyone that how clever my girls is, and how well I train them. But I know that will do harm more than good to my girls.
Bringing up the girls make me feel like doing gardening–
I am not plant a bonsai–need to trim and bend accordingly to make the bonsai grow into the shape I like, and let everyone amire my patient and skill.
I am not garden a flower in the green house–do everything according in the guidebook, when to water, when to apply fertilizer, how to adjust the tempreture, everything by the book, and the flower will die if one day I let it out of the green house.
Of cause this doesn’t mean I am letting my garden grow weed, be a mosqitos hide out, or a poo-poo land for dogs.
But I am trying to grow the tea tree–they might not have beautiful flowers, but they always green. they might not be as useful as some of the herbs, but they are good for your health. they will not attract a lot of glance, but there will be someone who really regconize them, and stop to amire them.
Now I wish I will have a son, then I will have a coconut tree, which can stand by the sea shore, not afraid of storm.
Jennifer…
I wish more people had the guts to say that…