Daddee Yah!

So sometimes Caitlin would ask to buy a strip of candy, like Mentos or Sugus. She tells me that she shares them with her school friends- I believe her. No doubt she may keep one or two more for herself but I think the fact that they generally finish so quickly is some kind of [...]

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Caitlin was contemplative in the car this morning. Will standard 1 also have gym class? (Like she has now in preschool) What will they teach? “PE”? What’s that? What did you do in PE? What about when you were in standard 2, 3, 6, Daddee? Gym, computer class, and the short swimming lesson, are weekly [...]

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Yesterday was (also) Caitlin’s school’s parent-teacher meeting. Chief among the things that Teacher Rachel told me was that Caitlin is among the popular kids in her only-15-student class. It’s not surprising really. Caitlin makes friends very easily. She approaches humans her height, greets them with her smile/grin, engages them in what they may be up [...]

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I came home from work this evening and Caitlin came and greeted me; oily mouthed, as her and her grandparents were already having dinner. “She said she was hungry already, so we started dinner first”, said Grandma. Caitlin then told me that she “came first today because I got the most stars.” Apparently her school [...]

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So I was in The Gardens for dinner the other night, with Caleb, Caitlin, and our helper. We were in the food court; there was/is a small corner near its entrance that has a play mat – you know those jigsaw foam thingies that assemble into a mat. Caitlin was already eyeing that when we [...]

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Dr Pixie warned before that children reaching 2 will start to push the envelope with you. Caleb turned 2 this January. But this post isn’t about him. Last night I smacked Caitlin- the grab-her-arm-so-she-can’t-run-away smack; the night before Hot Mummee smacked her too. I have had long car-ride talks with her about being the big [...]

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So how many of us realise; and how often do we remind ourselves, that whatever we do, say, behave, respond to situations, treat our own loved ones and other fellow human beings, we are being watched by the little kids around us? Sometimes when I make a passing remark, opinion, upcoming event or plans, Caitlin [...]

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