Almost 3 months since my bfg (back for good) and here is my first post since then (what an 'amazing productive').
My sister stays with us most of the time (she goes back and forth Ipoh-Gerik) and that means here is Amni with us and her just-turn-1-year-old brother. And we know now we are in SEA Game feverrr. Kaitan? Later.
Amni has been all good (she is still good btw) and very talkative too. She just started her school and always trying to use new words, which is good but sometime in wrong time and place. Haha. I remember in my early days home, she acted all good showing me this and that but as times pass by, her love faded away. Well I'm not her favourite in the first place (and am not dreaming to be one pun).
Since my sister is working, once in a time I have to look after her two children. It kinda challenging to take care both but I keep thinking that this is chance for me to practice and improve my knowledge in raising kids. Who knows if the future is near. Cewwahh. (Please make it very near, god).
Along the process, I realized some problems and actually we (the mothers and aunties) got headache how to overcome it.
1) Amni is no easy child. She wants what she wants. And she directly throw tantrum every times we didn't grant her wish. We tried to use let-her-cry-her-uvula-out-she-will-be-calm method but it totally FAIL. Her shout was too loud until one of us had to say 'just give her already' otherwise all of us become deaf *sigh*. One day I remembered one tip but I cannot recall the source which is 'time's up method (rebrand by me ahaks) and it worksss. So happy I think I can be mother now. Haha. How I did it? Amni was so preoccupied with smart phone and it was Maghrib at the time. So I just said to her 'after I finish my prayers you have to give me back the phone,'. Make sure she understands say yes to the agreement. Then, after I finished my prayers she easily hand me the phone although she first said 'solat la lagi,' hahaha acting like ustazah pulak. So happy I think I can be mother now. Hikhik.
2) Sometime we could not avoid using 'that is not nice Amni' in order to tell her that she is doing something wrong. You know..children learn very fast. Very very fast. Until the time I'm writing this, she keeps using that sentence to smash us back. However in very wrong way. For example there is one time I asked her to pray but she refused and continue playing with her toys and she was like 'Tak baik tau macam tu' with some additional words 'jangan la ajak Amni solat..' How mehh? So what do you use in replace of this poisonous word? We can't get backfired all the times :'D
3) Since I'm not her favourite, Amni always show that bias. It must be her Makteh opah or Anik. One time, I went to pick her at school. And it is very unusual for me to do so. As soon as she entered the car there she asked 'where are Makteh and Anik?' I answered nicely thinking that she just want to have a talk 'makteh and anik at home' to which she replied 'I don't want you to pick me. I want only Makteh and Anik. I was so angry (first because I left my movie to fetch her, second how dare she said that when I abandoned my movie for her. Grrr) and intended to teach her how to 'bersyukur' haha. So I stopped my car by the roadside and said 'get out and I'll send this car to Makteh and Anik. They will take you,' and she instantly gave me her crying face ekekeke main-main sangat dengan your most garang aunty (she rated me with that. Fine!). Do you think I did the right thing? Now I guess there is still long way for me :,D
4) As Fateh entering his phase knowing people and strangers, he is becoming difficult to handle. Always looking for her mama mama mama. He didn't want me to cuddle him and when I put him down, he cried. How mehhh. Because I enjoyed SEA game, I tried to lure him to cheer the athlete with me.
'Look look at the uncle playing'
'Look wahh that auntie so good la..'
He stopped crying when the crowd make some noise but after a while cried again for her mama. But one thing for sure, he knows how to cheer already. Yayy.. With his hand waving up and down he shouted 'ya ya (Malaysia)'. Wahhh proud aunty. Good boy. You grow up faster we will watch match together ok. And I think I know my fate in next SEA Game :,)
Thank you for reading my nonsence. Actually I'm just warming up again. And every times I write it's a warm up session. Hahaha.
To Amni and Fateh and Maryam too and Muhammad (banyak pulak anak sedara I) I love you so much. May you grow in good health under His blessings. #WeLoveYou #WeMakeDuaForYou
Assalamualaikum (I forgot to say salam and sollu alan nabiy :))
