Nathanael and Aaliyah have this habit of asking their parents if they can have something. If we’re walking in the shop or see something they want they ask ‘dad, can I have this…later?’. Knowing that they will get a ‘no’ response they emphasise the ‘later’ part – ‘I said llaaaatteer’. ‘Of course’ is my reply. On occasions a walk through the shop will end with several items that they have decided to get later (which means indefinitely).
Nathanael accidently hit his head walking against a glass wall (thinking it was a door) at the video shop. I knelt down to his level and tried to comfort him as a bruise emerged. Aaliyah was watching on. When we finally walked through the door she was first and said to us ’see, I didn’t hit my head’ as if we should be impressed.
Aaliyah to dad, ‘look…I saw a star’. Dad replies ‘yeah Aali, do you know where stars come from?’. ‘Yes…aahh…stars…stars…planes can fly high and wind down their window and get the stars’. ‘Trrueee’, dad says. ‘Yeah’ (with a really excited voice).
Going for a swim at the town pool, chest-high in water, I lift the kids high in the air so they come down by themselves and splash. I asked Aaliyah if she wants me to do that, she responds ‘NNNOOOO, I don’t want to be superhero to the rescue’.
