Exploring Our Children’s Potentials

The other night, I was with Anya and Vai when the bedroom light was off and it was time for both kids to go and sleep.

And Anya, well … she’s never been interested in going to bed.

‘Sleeping is boring’, she’d say. ‘You can’t do anything while you’re sleeping!’

*I’d usually keep my cool, smile at her and hold back my laughter whenever she says that, haha. Aren’t we all glad that we DON’T have to do anything while we’re asleep?*

Then she said, ‘It’s not nice being a kid!’

I smiled and asked, ‘Why do you say that?’

‘Because we have to go to bed! Mommy and Daddy don’t have to go to bed like us. I prefer to be a Mommy than be a kid.’

‘So you want to be a Mommy, do you?’, I casually asked.

‘Yes, I want to be a Mommy.’

I said, ‘Okay … so that means tomorrow you’ll sweep and mop the floor, prepare breakfast for everyone, wash the dishes, cook, scrub the toilets … ‘

She listened intently, as I continued on, ‘… and oh, whenever Vai is done doing his ‘big business’, you have to go over to the toilet and wash his buttocks too yeah … ‘

Then she went, ‘EEEWWWWW! Neh, I don’t want to be a Mommy tomorrow then!’

*smile*

…

The episode kind of reminded me of our human nature.

And how we all also have a tendency to only want the privileges / rights to do things but NOT the responsibilities.

How we need to remember that Rights come with Responsibilities.

Ah. There’s always something to learn from our little ones.

Thanks kids.