Monday, July 11, 2011
growing growing growing
The hubby and I were having a very petty quarrel the other day. I went to bed grumpily with my daughter. She asked me what happened and I told her, with hubby there, that 'appa is scolding me, he's not massaging me." my little one sat up and said
"Nemind (never mind) Aatha.
I 'll massage you. I'll take care of you!"
Hahah - so she shamed my hubby right?
Then he was masasging me and she points out
"See Aatha, Appa is Konjing you. He's not scolding you!"
Ah, now my turn!
Saro thanked her for putting things in perspective - she is fantastic! I felt really bad too - we should be the adults taking care of her - its not fair to her for her to take care of us!
I love her - we love her!
"Nemind (never mind) Aatha.
I 'll massage you. I'll take care of you!"
Hahah - so she shamed my hubby right?
Then he was masasging me and she points out
"See Aatha, Appa is Konjing you. He's not scolding you!"
Ah, now my turn!
Saro thanked her for putting things in perspective - she is fantastic! I felt really bad too - we should be the adults taking care of her - its not fair to her for her to take care of us!
I love her - we love her!
Growing Awareness
My little one is growing more aware of differences in the world and it is our responsibility to guide her to appreciate and understand differences.
The other day she saw a video of a song, Skidamarink a dink a dink - it's one that she likes a lot. In the video an african american woman features as well, and my daughter likes it when she comes on. Then she asked me... why is she so dark, why can't I see her properly!
Racial awareness!
Then we were reading Goldilocks, and she asked me what were locks ? Told her it referred to locks of hair and she said she wanted golden locks! this is colonialism working its insidious powers on young ones! hhahaha. so again had to explain to her just like how there are people of different complexions around the world, these people all have different coloured hair too and that golden hair may not suit us too well!
See lah! need to introduce fiction from asia as well as indian fiction so it's only golden haired blue eyed beauties featured in books! good thing we have these too at home. Need to bring them out more often.
The other day she saw a video of a song, Skidamarink a dink a dink - it's one that she likes a lot. In the video an african american woman features as well, and my daughter likes it when she comes on. Then she asked me... why is she so dark, why can't I see her properly!
Racial awareness!
Then we were reading Goldilocks, and she asked me what were locks ? Told her it referred to locks of hair and she said she wanted golden locks! this is colonialism working its insidious powers on young ones! hhahaha. so again had to explain to her just like how there are people of different complexions around the world, these people all have different coloured hair too and that golden hair may not suit us too well!
See lah! need to introduce fiction from asia as well as indian fiction so it's only golden haired blue eyed beauties featured in books! good thing we have these too at home. Need to bring them out more often.
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