Mommy had a lot of things to say about me but thought wasn't nice writing here. But hey, its my blog, so why hold back? Its not like mommy is trying to boast to anyone, God said we should not be boastful but mommy just want to write down some of her feelings about me here...so if its too much for any of you to take, please, just skip this post.
But should you decides to read on, beware as this is a long post. : )
Rachel is a dream child any mommy would pray for. She is easy to teach, be it academy or life lesson. Her ex-enrichment teacher ever told me once that Rachel will do well in school because she has the determination and stamina to do all the works that was required of her...thought nothing of it at that time (thought she was trying to be nice to me) but realised it now. When there's work to be done, she can really sit there for hours, literally hours, and complete the assignment without complains..so different from her sister. (okay, I'm not trying to compare but just realised it because of the difference in attitude) When I was away, I can 99% trust her to do her work without me being there, the 1% being grandparents distraction (like bring her out so she totally forgot about her work)
She is a very sensible child too..in fact, too sensible for her age. When I was upset, she will come over like an old friend and give me those tight hugs and rub my shoulder and consoled me saying "It's okay, mommy. We are here for you."
Sometimes when her siblings (okay, its more like her sister) complain about being tired of doing work or things, she would scold them saying that "Do you know mommy is more tired than any one of us?! She woke up the first, even before aunty and I wakes up, and the last to sleep. She has to work and cook and teach and look after us! After we sleep, she still have to do her work in front of the computer!" (*blush* so pai sei to hear that...actually, I was facebooking and blogging then..*blush*)
And she is smart too...okay, not those that will score straight "A" type without putting in effort but at least, not stupid. Got a SMS from my sister today when she saw Rachel's compositions pasted on the enrichment board, she felt so proud of her and so am I. Her exact words to me was "She really a gifted child. Can be so outstanding even in XXX (her school)".... Can't deny it. I'm really very blessed indeed. I think we sometimes need a little reminder for that.
She is obedient too. Of course, not the 100% no argument type of obey, but I have to gave her credit for trying her best. And when she did something that upset me, she knew it and immediately apologise (privately as she wants face too). She would draw apology card for me too.
She take great care of her siblings too. Being the eldest, we had always instill in her that its her responsibility to look after the little ones and to love them like we had loved her. At no times should she allow anyone to bully her siblings. At times, she will complain that its so difficult sometimes to love Charmaine when she is naughty, but I reminded her that we love her even when she is naughty, so she accept it and learnt to love them even when they get on her nerves.
Of course, she has her bad point too. She only go for the soft approach and thus, if I want to drive a point across to her, I must use the "poor mommy"approach and she will fall for it. hahaha...
She is a hot-tempered person but again, depends on who she is dealing with. She knows who she can "eat"and who she will be a prey, so she play her game well....
She is very cunning too but daddy loves it. Said too bad she is not a boy, otherwise, she will make it real big when she grows up. Daddy likes to discuss "business" with her as bed-time stories and according to daddy, she can give brilliant answers or solutions.
Another way she utilise her shrewdness is on the innocent Charmaine... she is always trying her tricks to trick Charmaine into giving to her things that she wants and sometime, we just have to step in so that the poor girl won't be bullied.
Well, that's all I want to say. I'm really very glateful God gives me such a wonderful child.
