Some years back, I chatted with a friend online. The topic was on her sister and her children. She was telling me how she noticed that her sister seems to show more love to her smaller kid and always shouting at her elder daughter. We both agreed that the elder kid is still a kid herself and doesn't deserve such prejudice. I made a mental note at that time to remind myself always not to give any preferences to my three young kids when I reach that stage.
However, as time passes by, I have to admit I am, at times, obviously guilty of such crime. Very naturally, I would expect my eldest to set a role model, to be more understanding, to be more matured. Then again, after the growl on him, I would feel terribly guilty, remembering the silent oath I made to myself. He's still a kid, shouldn't be so hard on him.
Like the other weekend, we were having a late dinner and everyone was awful hungry. My eldest son, the first one to complained, and not the first time as well, howled to me "Mommmeeee, I'm hungry..." Being hungry myself as well, I growled at him with the killer stare look "What do you want me to do? Go inside the kitchen and cook something for you right now? (We were at a restaurant)". I expected him to be more understanding since he is at the age to understand a lot more things than his younger sister or brother.
My cousin sister saw my evil witch side, commented without giving face "Alamak, so fierce one this mom!" Aiks!
Not later, my 2nd son wailed pathetically (in a soft tone, always have the effect to melt one's heart) "Mommmeee.. I'm very hungry"..
And I responded "wait ah.. the food will be coming"... Prejudice? Biased? Unfair treatment?
I admit guilty in the first degree. Yes, I can imagine my eldest son letting me go hungry for days and hiding my set of fake teeth while enjoying his fried drumsticks in front of me later on. Cham loh!
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but but but.. they are supposed to understand wor.. even with gooly, i give such retorts, even tho he is the only child.
Not to say we are right la.. so, ok.. mulai hari ini, saya dan kamu akan cuba sedaya upaya untuk menjadi lebih SABARia lagi..
sekian..
aww... thanks so much to console me. That's more than enough to relinguish some of my guilt, knowing there's a similar mother like me in this world. *whew*
Guilty Guilty here , too.
BTW, dont understand what mad u laugh so hard in my taekwando post if it's not about the question on GTF & WTF in taekwando. Care to share?
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