It’s Time to be Selfish #5
There is time for everything… even to do what’s ‘not nice!’
It is very likely that schools might insist on specific colours (for face masks) or require that a new one be worn upon entry to school, while the old one be disposed or handed back to parent at the school gate. So, just get to know what your school expects so that you are not caught unawares.
Your child has a laptop, but still bends over the keyboard and picks characters one key at a time. It’s hightime she learnt some typing skills and digital literacy.
ENTERS MUMMY AT 6AM.
“Rise and shine boy! School resumes today. Get up and get dressed.”
The young man rolls on his belly, grabs the duvet, pulls it over his head and snoozes off. Mum wonders why he is so lazy. The truth is, he might not be.
Your child may have developed a five-month habit of watching late night movies or playing computer games till 2am. You certainly shouldn’t expect him to up and go to bed at 8pm simply because ‘school resumes tomorrow’.
Nah… it doesn’t work that way.
This video is a screenshot of feedback I received from parents (some of whom, I’ve never met physically) after 3 months of online teaching. Some of these words nearly bring tears to my eyes. It is a testimony I can’t keep to myself. I just gotta share.
I am quite curious as to why many of the young ladies of my generation seem to have a sour relationship with their fathers. What went wrong? What happened to the days when his heart warmed up when she smiled or when she ran into his waiting arms …? Wait first, were there ever moments like that sef? … I pause and think about the sweet moments I am sharing with my daughter and pray … that she will never understand what ‘Daddy issues’ mean.
Behaviour issues aren’t always rebellion. Whatever rules the heart of a child is what informs his character per time.
Salvator Mundi. Do you know ‘him’? Stop reading. Google that name… Welcome back. What did you find? Ha ha… I bet you thought Salvator Mundi is a person right? It is a painting. Possibly the most expensive painting in the world. It sold at nearly half a billion dollars $450.3 million – (over 180 trillion …