A Diastrous Outing

Dad bought a family package to Singapore Garden Festival on Sunday. He said it was a surprise for us. Ya! A big surprise ! You can say that again! I had doubts if he would enjoy such an exhibition.

Sure enough..... the diaster happened right from the beginning when we entered the horrible carpark. It was full and Son always does not like it when we cannot find a parking lot. He had his first meltdown and ended when we decided to get to the convention centre first while dad tried to find a lot.

Second meltdown...... the food court was crazily packed and we could not find a place to sit down. Son was screaming away and I almost wanted to do the same too! Frankly speaking, I cannot stand crowd too. I will feel very pressurise and then my giddiness and breathlessness will come.

We finally got a table when a group of senior citizens left... must have been scared orr by son's scream. By that time , my face had turned long and black. I was grumbling and cursing away and Dad was angry too that no one appreciates his 'thoughtfulness' . Oh come on! Doesn't he know his son? This is definitely the wrong place and the wrong time to come.

So we went into the exhibition hall , hardly see anything, and then Son saw the exit . That's it. A ticket to go in and come out straight. Dad and Daughter stayed in the hall... ah but then ... waste two tickets is better than four. I had a hard time entertaining him for the next hour or two. I was getting tired and it was my turn to have a meltdown. I summoned the two, who apparently were having a good time, to get out of the exhibition at once ! I could feel the fire in my body.... boiling mad was I.

It was a relief for both my son and myself to be home! My dear Dad, can you please give me a better surprise next time? I love surprises..... even though you seldom give me one... but this time it is really a bad one. USE YOUR BRAIN NEXT TIME..... PLEASE (sorry for my rudeness)

Surprise Surprise

I was outside son's school waiting for him to come out. He came out with another boy in the play group. I think he is only about two and Teacher Esther was holding his hand. I was very surprised to see that Son was actually looking at the little boy and was I think trying to hold his hand. He has never been so interested in other people before. He usually stands , sometimes too close , besides a person because he is interested in the object he is holding, like handphone or electronic games.
It is good to see him getting interested in people. It is a good start to a better social and communication skill .
I gave him a thumbs up and encourage him to be more friendly with his friends and try his best to help the younger kids in school.

To Be Or Not To Be

Yesterday , Son came out of school and told me that he snatched his friend's book and tore a page. He rarely shares things that happen in school with me, even if I try so hard to get something out of him. So should I be happy that he is beginning to tell me things that happen in school? But hopefully today he will tell me that he has done something good instead of naughty!
Still, I have to tell him that I am not happy that he has done a wrong deed. On the other hand, I praised him for owning up and encourage him to share with me more about happenings in school.