Before i had a baby, i used to cringe everytime i see toddlers/babies crying or throwing a tantrum... i hated the noise and pitied the kid's parents... I've never been the 'maternal' type of gal.. never babysit anybody's kids.. the nearest I've been to a baby is to 'hayun' d baby in d 'hayunan' during CNY, when all the aunties & uncles sibuk main gimrami... to tell you the truth, the 1st baby I've ever held was my very own Mia!! At 1st, I was sooooo scared that i mite break her...
Today, as a mother to a 17mth old toddler... the nightmare begins.. I never understood the label "Terrible Twos" before.. now, I'm beginning to get the taste of it... and it doesn't taste so good!!
Today, as usual, when Mia poops, I'd go to the bathroom entrance and would ask her to come to me so that i could clean her up and change her diaper. It's quite normal for her to run away, expecting me to chase after her and drag her to the bathroom. Most of the time, I'd just sit at the bathroom entrance and wait. Eventually, she would come over to me. But today, her 'tanduk' came out... As i was waiting, she walked and stood abt 2 feet away from me, smirked and started waving and saying "bye2" in a bikin gerigitan kinda way... As soon as she saw my reaction, she ran... I was stunned!! Punya la dis kid... testing the water kunun... I guess I should be expecting this.. she's quite cunning and i must say - she's got very high self-esteem.. not scared of anything or anybody.. I'm glad I've taught her the sign for 'Angry', so that when I do get irritated with her behaviour, I can tell her and she'd understand.. I'm also glad that (for the time being), she hasn't been showing her irritation by hitting, shoving, biting and pushing other kids at the nursery... (I guess being able to communicate by signing helps - rather than showing physical aggression, she's sign 'Angry' to the other kid.. - which is funny to me).
So, me & DH decided to start disciplining her. MIL suggested, we should start during meal time and during church service. I'm not sure if it's possible to get a 17mth old to 'obey' table manners and to sit still and listen at church... (I doubt it) But, i guess it's worth trying. Wish us luck!! We need it!
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