I had actually wanted to put this in the Random Quotes section of this blog (there, on the right), but thought it to be too significant.
I don’t know if she learnt it from school, or from Sesame Street’s podcast’s – this particular episode, but somewhere along the line Caitlin’s grasped the concept of family.
It’s a short work week this week. In fact, Caitlin’s school is closed this week as most of the parents had wanted it so, so that their family could get away and be with loved ones during this festivity.
Last night as I was putting her to bed, I was apologising for not being able to bring her shopping during the day as I had implied earlier in the day (she loves to walk about in shopping centres). I had suggested that perhaps Grandma can bring her along during the following days of supermarket-shopping; since starting school she’s not been able to tag along on these trips as her grandparents do these rounds in the morning, and picks her up from school afterwards.
Yay, she exclaimed.
Then I mentioned that Wednesday and Thursday are public holidays for all, and maybe then we could go out and do something.
“Mummee too?” she asked.
“Yes Mummee too..”
“YAY! Then Daddee, Mummee, Di-di (Mandarin for younger brother) and Caitlin can go out as my family !!
Wooo… this Daddee thought….
She understands the concept. She appreciates the opportunity. She looks forward to the outing as a family unit.
It’s just great!
5 responses so far ↓
1 Biuye // Sep 29, 2008 at 2:22 PM
Made me teary eyed…luckily no one saw me…ok I am fine now. She is such a great kid and matured for her age. So…my niece has developed a penchant for shopping complexes haha….give her another 12 years or maybe less…and hence “Daddy, can I have my own credit card……pretty please” She probably will only ask her “fave human on earth”
2 Daddee // Sep 29, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Yeah, she knows her Mummee well, already!
She does adore her younger brother, albeit sometimes she (also) gets frustrated with his whining and yells at him.
But it’s obvious now that she does still like to have him and Mummee and I to go out together.
Wait till I post another story about her “maturity”…
3 Ann // Sep 30, 2008 at 4:18 PM
As “my family”!
It really sounds like a phrase picked up from somewhere.
Kids are such a wonder that they think with their hearts and not their mind.
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4 toddlerdaddy // Oct 2, 2008 at 10:13 AM
I think my kids are more likely to want to disown me as their family as soon as they understand the concept
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5 Moomykin // Oct 3, 2008 at 4:17 PM
Nice. Well done, Caitlin.
I think it’s a really gender-bias thing. My boys will ask for family members at times, indicating they miss them, i.e. uncles, aunts, the grandparents, but they probably still don’t know how to use the word “family”.
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