P for Pi Gu

Are kids really getting smarter these days?
having 7 of them in my house gave me a VARIETY of kids... among 4 that are schooling (kindergarten to be specific)... 1 can be brilliant in his comprehension and command of 3 different languages (Eng, BM and Chinese).. whereas the other 3... hmm... assisting them in their homework is what i call CHALLENGING!

Stubbornness, Distractions and Playfulness (on the kids side); Countless repititions and Frustration... add them all up and you get

P for Pi Gu

Pi Gu= Backside in Chinese

the story goes like this... daddy was teaching 1 of the boys reading... alphabets... like A for Apple.. B for Ball... ladilada... P! now what's P for? Pen? Pea? Peace... BUT somehow... the boy wouldn't register that P is for Pen (or whatever was in his book) he would just give my dad the BLUR stare... bite his lips... As if he's trying SO hard... but his eyes are actually roaming around the room... (showing that he aint concentrating) so Poor daddy... got so frustrated and said.. YUP! that's what he said...

GUESS WHAT!!!??

when daddy asked the boy what's P for... aihz... the boy answered... AIHZ... "PI GU!!!"

DIM GAI!!!! *wails in cantonese*

this got me thinkin... what if my kid's like this!!! it gave me this sudden feeling that i will expect LOTS from my kid... i always tot that i wont be the kiasu kinda mom... but NOW??? erm... DIM GAI!!!

my verdict: kids are getting smarter these days... cause the boy that i talked about isnt all dense... he's MANIPULATIVE!!! (but that's another story altogether)

so to Parent Wannabes...

BEWARE!!!