Today Mabel cried at dinner becos she didn't get the toy she wanted.

I talked to her, I reminded her that she is a probationary prefect now and that means a leader. A leader is not about getting wat u want, a leader is to make sure everyone has wat they want, the leader is the last. I also reminded her that she is the eldest there and as an elder, she has to give in. I also told her that sometimes in life, we usually dun get wat we want, saying this to her, I juz hugged her and I cried with her. How true, as an adult, we understand that and over these years, we had learn to live with that. But for a child, it means something to her. Hugging her, I wonder, is it Mabel has not grown up or is it we as adults forgot how to cry?

I know that I cannot be there always to hug her next time, she really has to learn to cope with disappointment. I told her that I've spolit other people's Sunday, I dun wish her to spoil her cousin's dinner on Monday, I know she is a sensible gal and can understand me, I hope she stand together with me and we will go thru this together. Luckily, ch being ch, they chatted after dinner.

I didn't want her to change the present becos I need her to learn, maybe I've spolit her by buying her so many things, so I decide that she has to learn.

But I enjoyed hugging her. It's been such A long time since I hugged her tight.

When I had a chance, I will upload a photo I took with the kids on Sunday. The ch were sitting on s high place, so I juz stood in front of Mabel. She was so spontaneous and placed her hand over my shoulders hugging me. And she smiled so cheerfully in that picture. Her spontaneous act juz made me feel that I may have neglected her.


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