Mrs Wong: 33 yr old slim mother of two.
Pic from archive
BB: Hi! How are you?
Mrs Wong: How are you? How are you Benghui? ( smiles )
At this juncture, Benghui and Lydia ( 6 yr old runs off together to play )
BB: I am surprised you brought Lydia today.
Mrs Wong: I have been neglecting her. Yesterday her piano teacher called. It was a small matter but i have been wrong.
BB: What happened?
Mrs Wong: I wanted her to sit for the piano exams. Her piano teacher tried to get her ready Guess what she told the teacher? She said, ” Oh, no need. I am no good. My sister is very clever. I am no good. I can only grow up and if I am lucky marry a rich man. If I am not lucky, i will marry a poor man.
BB: What put that idea in her head?
Mrs Wong: I said that but it was in jest. Tracy you know always excels in her studies.I said to Lydia, you must study hard and try to be like Tracy or you will be a housewife only. If you are lucky someone will marry you and feed you. If poor man, you will be hungry and not have enough to eat. I didn’t realize she would take it so seriously. I must pay more attention to her from now on. She is smarter than I thought.
Parents : Beware of the words from your mouth.
housewives r the most honorable profession ever…
true true
Children are clever and smart. They pick up words or message very fast especially in that age.
Those “negative” words will only “brain wash” themselves. As the result, they will judge themselves with pessimistic point of views and always think they can’t. Who’s fault?
I don’t encourage compare ability of one child to other child. This is not fair because they have completely different individuality. Parents should remember this.
I’m the one used to be compared to my relatives until one day I told my mum I’m who I’m not the one you were compare to. If everyone can be same (in whatever expertise), this World should be very peaceful or boring.
I don’t think it is wrong to be a housewife. A good growing environment to a child will help him/her a lot in future.
Don’t judge the wealth of life with money only.
I am impressed with the way you communicate with yr mum
I used to feel down about myself because as Chinese, my parents will always tell others their children are good and I am no good. One day I told them how it makes me feel… so now my parents always say we very good hehe…
Anyway nothing wrong being housewife. I wish I can be a housewife.
You will make a good housewife
Yes be careful what you say to your children. They’ll remember! Children mind can absorb anything…unlike us eh…forgetting stuff, etc.
agree 10%
I wouldn’t worry about Benghui. She’s showing her smartness by practising on her vocal calisthenics just aping what her mother says. She’s smarter than we take her for. Kids like that will grow out of it and become better than adults’ expectations, “just to prove you’re wrong!!!”
Benghui is a boy
What? 10% correct only?
oops..typing error…100% hahhahaah
benghui has a girlfriend!
oi oi..dont put ideas in his mind..he got to study
Bengbeng, what a relevant post. I was reflecting on some things that I may have said to my son when he was younger that perhaps have affected him. But anyway, I cannot turn back the clock but I can change the way what comes out of my mouth.
With my daughter, she tells me when I say things that hurts her so I learn from there.
Not easy being a parent. You think you have tried to give them the best and one slip from the mouth destroys a thousand rights you did.
mum to son..is a different kettle of fish
The little ones always take what we say very very seriously and repeat it to us when we least expect it!
benghui has a habit of saying things months after we utter then and have totally forgotten
Oops! I thought Mrs Wong’s daughter is called Benghui. Sorry. Didn’t get names correctly first…
Me, always lousy with names. There are people I know personally for years, I don’t address them by name. I never asked. Kampung style mah…
you are not the only one. i sometimes even forget where i put my car too
Housewife is the only job without any annual leaves
Mrs BB is off as a hsewife on saturdays n sundays., It started off on Sunday and now saturday oso
Poor Bengbeng. That’s why my food post usually on weekends hahahhahahah