Dressing Up

I was not aware that there is a rule prohibiting a customer from taking pictures of the items sold in the malls. It was a laugh out loud (LOL) moment when a sales person approach at the SM department store, telling us that we are not allowed to take pictures of ate and Jaden wearing their hats.

But we were able to save the picture. After this scenario, ate and Jaden went to try on a pair of shoes. I observed that the male sales attendant conspicuously watched my cellphone, observing if I am going to take pictures of ate wearing their shoes. Just like in Victoria Plaza when the kiddos wore their sunglasses. We were also told it was prohibited.What could be their reasons? This makes me wonder what mall would be our next victim?

Evidently, my two kids like to dress up. Ate cried 2 nights ago that she has a very small selections of clothes. And she is only four years old. How many more clothes will she purchase if she is already in her teen years! Every time ate changes her clothes Jaden follows suit. Yeah, Jadens clothes are 98% hand overs. But fortunately, we can force Jaden not to change because she does not know yet how to wear her own clothes. However it is a different story with ate Maisie. I remember not so long ago, ate and I had an argument. It was the nth time she wants to change her clothes and then I told her that she can change her clothing if she knows how to wear one. This maybe the reason why she struggled to learn. Jaden, being observant that she is, is not lagging behind. We can see that Jaden also wanted to learn just like her ate. 

How breath-taking it is to be a kid! Its like they are free from everything and they are protected from the negative. This is the very reason why I want to spend as much time with ate and Jaden. I want to be part of their being a kid. You can see in their eyes there is no pretense. If they are happy, sad or they want to dress up they will let you know. I guess you will never understand  children if you can't see the world in their own eyes. I have been reading so much about raising a kid, and I want to read more. I just hope my doing so will make me a better parent, better friend and sister to ate Maisie and Jaden.

Conversations with ate Maisie

If only I recorded all our conversations. Below are the most recent, we just have it over the weekend. These few ones made an impact to me already considering that it comes from a 4-year old child.

This is the 3rd time she mentioned about having a boy.

Ate: (all of a sudden, I have no inclination she's gonna tell me this) Mama we have to PURCHASE 3 boys.
Mama: (shock) what ate?
Ate: I said we have to purchase 3 boys.
Mama: Why 3 boys ate?
Ate: because mama we are 3 girls, Jaden, you and I, and papa is the only one so there should also be 3 boys.
Mama: ate we don't purchase boys.
And she left me to go to her papa.

Ate is fascinated by bus. If she sees a bus, she always ask when will she ever be able to ride a bus.
Ate: Mama if we are going to ride a bus it will be by twos. I will sit beside you and Jaden will sit beside papa.
Mama: why do we have to sit by twos ate? can't we just sit together, the four of us?
Ate: because mama, the seat in the bus can only accommodate two persons.
I was not aware though that she was able to see through the glass window of the bus, and was able to notice the seats in the bus, whew!!


After we bought her pink ballet shoes, we went outside the department store of Victoria Plaza where items are on bargain. Ate began to fit on shoes of her style. After an nth time of fitting a pair of shoe and removing her socks and putting the socks back after each fit,
Ate: Mama I want to buy this shoe
Mama: (the shoe is worth P150) ate we already bought you a ballet shoes, one at a time ate. we will buy this shoes next time.
Ate: okay
Mama: Ate can we just forgo wearing your socks? I'm sure you will try another shoes.
Ate: Mama even if I try, we will not buy it anyway so might as well I put my socks on.
I was amazed by her response. That signals the end of her shoe fitting.

As mentioned in my previous blogs, this maybe the product of how we treat and converse with ate Maisie. I pray that she will use her wit to deliver positive results, and strive to learn more. Continue learning ate, don't stop.