Kids Do The Darndest Things 2
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
I was up this morning preparing for work when A.Y. trotted
out of the room he shared with his little sister. He looked like a small sumo
wrestler with his diapers, baby fat and small plaid shirt. I swooped him off
his feet, balanced him in my arms and greeted him with a fatherly good morning.
A.Y. scooping at his finished plate of rice |
He gave his usual shy smile in reply then indicated his wish
to come down.
I put him down wondering what his mission was. He continued
trotting further into the master bedroom, his diaper bouncing underneath his
little butt. I eventually saw where he was headed – to the corner where we kept
the Bobo drink packs for him and Timi to be taking to school daily. There was
actually only one Bobo left in the pack which was reserved for Timi since she leaves
earlier for school before her brother. We intended buying his later on the way
to school.
A.Y. reached into the pack and drew out the last Bobo
bottle.
Wifey came in and saw the drama. She gently took the drink
from his hand and he instantly lost it. He bawled angrily and refused to be
petted, carried or offered anything else except Bobo.
I was perturbed.
I had never seen A.Y. in this state. And I could see clearly
that he was not just unhappy but plainly angry. It was an amusing sight; he
sobbed like he had been robbed and denied his fundamental baby rights. He even
refused to have his breakfast and frustrated his Mum in the effort. Looking at
the fact that he was just a year and five months, he would never understand
that the Bobo drink was meant for school or Creche and not for breakfast.
Timi who had just had her own bath and was only in her briefs
and vest came to where he was feeling sorry for him and for a moment I thought
she wanted to scold us for making her baby brother cry.
Eventually A.Y. calmed down and allowed wifey to feed him.
Later I was in the bath when I heard A.Y. scream again and start
crying. When I finished up and came out, I asked Wifey what had happened again.
‘It was that Domo character that scared him on TV. I had to
change the station.’
I laughed. Domo was actually a children’s stop-action animated
series that showed in between broadcasts on Nickelodeon on DSTV. The character
had this open-mouthed face with exposed dentition. Was that really a scary
sight for kids? I mean take a look at the picture of Domo below:
Domo |
I picked up my shirt, put it on and was buttoning up when
Timi squealed.
‘Eeee! See Daddy’s shirt! Mummy! Daddy is wearing ah shirt!’
I looked at her in surprise.
How on earth did she know the shirt I was wearing was brand
new? This was not the first time Timi had appreciated any new clothes I wore. I
began to realize that she was a very observant child.
I looked at wifey who was shoving food into hungry A.Y.’s
eager mouth.
‘Does this girl know all the clothes I have?’
‘You’ve forgotten the kind of daughter you have?’
Timi smiled and jumped about obviously aware and enjoying
the fact that she was creating some level of amusement.
Timi amused at my new shirt. |
‘Man, kids of nowadays…at her age, I never enter school oh.
I was still pushing tyre and running about in my small pant’ I said.
‘Point of correction, sweetheart; in those days you ran and
played about wearing ‘Pata’, not ‘Pant’. There’s a difference between the two.
I roared in laughter. Timi laugh join, A.Y. chuckled
spitting bits of rice all over the place.
I looked at them and shook my head again in wonder.
Children of nowadays are sharper than we think!
7 Screamer(s):
So cute, and indeed children can be smarter than we give them credit for :)
awwwwwwww.............too cute
awww, they'r both cute sha. Lmao @AY's baby rights
Laughing.....they are called jet-age kids oo....ahahahaha @pata...i can imagine oga afronuts.
Bobo?..me-hn! kids love it!
me too i know go lie!..ahahaha.
Your kids are so lovely.
Greet madam o.
lool... awww cute stories.....
sweet faces too... wait till they become grown ups.. ahahah.. am kidding.
u sound like a sweet dad. Keep up the good work. God bless your home. xx
They are really cute.
Kids are truly much more smarter and more observant.
Smart kids.
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