It’s been a while since I posted any thing on my experiences with Pumpkin’s pre-school years.  It’s not that there wasn’t any thing to write about.  She’s growing each day, and learning new things at a furious pace!  But, attending to Tiger has kept us kind of busy, these past few months.  I only hope that his experiences of discovery don’t get jaded in our minds, by the time it’s his turn to amuse us!  Anyway, I digress. 

Ever so often, you hear your child say something so unexpected, and so completely heart-warming that you stop every thing else and just take in the experience.  Many of these utterances can’t quite be compartmentalized in a neat package, or given a title or a beginning or an end.  But, they’re surely worth noting… and recalling for years to come… With that in mind, I begin a new series of parenting posts entitled “Tidbits” in which I will write about just these things.

When I look back at the past few weeks, I recall two incidents that left a mark…

Mathemagic

Pumpkin : You know, I know a really big number…  100 !
Pumpkin : I know an even bigger number… 20 !

Me : Do you know which two numbers make the number “20” ?
Pumpkin : Yes, 1. Twen and 2. Tea. !!!

TLC

We were on our way back from a trip to the mall, and the traffic was too bad.  I was groaning a bit in discomfort, because of my lower back pain.

Pumpkin enquired what was wrong, so I explained the situation to her. 

Spontaneously, she remarked : “When I grow up to be 16 years old (that’s her idea of being a grown up!), I will drive the car and you relax at the back, ok?“

And, to think that she’s yet to complete four years (next week)!