"No" is probably the world's most used word. I'm amazed to see how often it's being used (or abused) by Marsha, my almost-2yr old kiddo. More amazing is to observe her customization of the word.
> There's the "no-no-no-no-no" with head shaking.
> The "oh-NO!-coke-(violation #1)-on-the-floor(violation #2)"
> The "nonononono" with finger pointing to the cat, bibik or mom
> The "NO!" with a cold stare to the poor girl whose bike she just took
It's not suprising actually. Small kids, on daily basis, tend to do "prohibited" stuff (e.g. digging the soil out of the indoor plant, slamming the drawers, smashing the remote, dragging the cat by the tail etc) MORE than "approved" stuff (e.g. ... nevermind). So, "no" is
always at the tip of many parents' tounge. And of coz, the kiddos will follow suit and give it back to them. I just tasted my own medicine just now, as I was trying to take away a mug of Coke from her (she hijacked it from the guest we had just now). It was the 'no' with the cold stare.
Anyway, here's a sharing of my latest conversation with Marsha: "Hi Marsha, say "maaa-meeee".. no no no, put the remote down... say maaa-meee.. nononono dont throw... ahh, good girl, say maaaa... NO NO NO NO!............. *squating to pick up pieces of the remote.
Grinning ear2ear? Oh, gimme a break, I've only worn a jacket 4 times in my 33 years of living. Here's with my colleague, Chong.
