Fast And Furious

Two nights ago in bed, Sophie got really jealous when I put my arms around Alfee and turned away from her. She started to express her displeasure with banshee like wails.

Sophie: ... what's the point of having two kids if I cannot even get a part of you... you keep buying things for me to make me happy but the actual fact is I'm not!

I held back from saying "then next time I won't buy you anything!" and told her we would discuss the issue the next day instead. 

Tonight when I was showering Sophie, she asked me a whole bunch of questions. She wanted to know where the baby come out from the mother's womb. She actually knew. Before I could answer, she asked if it was from her 'private part'. Then she went on asking me about C-Section and pubic hair. I was caught off guard but I answered her honestly. Sometimes Sophie surprises me with her curiosity and knowledge.

During bedtime, we had a pretty interesting conversation.

Alfee: Mummy, I cried today..

Me: Why?

Alfee: ...because YiRong kicked my nose..

Me: (What???!!!) He accidentally kicked you?

Alfee: Yes, then Celeste wiped away my tears.. 

Me: Aw....

Sophie: Yah, they looked out for each other... 

Me: Wah... okay

Sophie: Alfee, you are so lucky you had water play today! 

I could tell Sophie was very disappointed I didn't let her join in the water play day at Cherrybrook today. She asked and I turned her down. Of course I would love to give her the wee bit of happiness by letting her play with her schoolmates. After all, it wouldn't be considered unreasonable. She's after all only K2. Yet she's also in TP. She's technically not part of Cherrybrook and she shouldn't be there. 

When Alfee reached school, Papa called to tell me Sophie's TP classmate was in school. He felt bad stopping Sophie from attending the water play event. Giving my kids a sense of honour and integrity supersedes providing them with frivolous happiness. Going there would be pretty much a petty greed for fun. Am I taking it too seriously? Perhaps, but Sophie didn't break down and whine even though she was upset. And I know that she knows I'm right. So I told Papa, we have principles and we should uphold them.