This is something that I have have observed about the little fella and find quite interesting. His concept of a family. His concept of a family is modelled after ours and it always has a Daddy, a Mummy, a boy and a dog. Recently,we have spent quite a bit of time drawing and no matter what I draw, he will always ask to draw a Daddy one, a Mummy one, a boy one and a a dog one. It could be anything, stars, flowers, cars, snakes etc etc. His concept of a Daddy/Mummy/boy/dog is differentiated by size,

What is interesting is that he seems to think that all things must exist as a family and as a family, there has always got to be Daddy/Mummy/Boy and Dog. Presumably this is because he learns by association and he associates ‘family’ with our family. 

We were passing by a house that day and he asked whose house it was. So I just said..Uncle’s and Aunty’s house. And he asked..where is the boy and where is the dog? That caught me for a little while and finally I said..maybe they are in the house too.

Posted: April 29th, 2008 under Family, Observations, Pets.
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It was a really lazy weekend with lots of time spent at home. Guess it was a good time to rest since we were all sick the previous weekend. But I got a bit bored towards the end so brought the little fella to the park and explore playgrounds nearby. It was the first time I was bringing both the little fella and Jeremiah out. I made the little fella promise that he would walk and not make me carry him. So he was really good. In the midst of our walking around, we found this quite nice playground and it was meant for little kids. The equipments were all from Little Tikes so the playground was nice and safe. 

Posted: March 31st, 2008 under Family, Parenting, Pets.
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We recently discovered that Mana Kor Kor seemed to be having problems with his eyesight. He is unable to see bits of food even if they are placed in front of it. He cannot see the step down into the toilet and as a result, he stumbles and falls. He is a really resilient fella though, sniffing his way around. Somehow, I reckon though that he is not as happy as he used to be. He seems to growling a lot more and looking a lot more grouchy. Perhaps it is because he is older too. He sleeps a lot more these days too. I really want to spend more time with him and all but sometimes the little fella preoccupies me. I remember..when I first delivered, I felt so guilty about not spending time with Mana Kor Kor that I kept having nightmares. Dreamt that he ran away from home, committed suicide etc etc

I don’t like not being able to give him my attention too but sometimes he is so so naughty. But I try…..hope it is not too late now though.  Like I was telling a fren sometime back, aging pets scare me…it is not something I want to face. It reminds me too much of Terry.

Posted: October 16th, 2007 under Family, Parenting, Pets.
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