One Day at a Time!

"Mummy its a word we use to describe something that is indescribable!" Huh? "Yeah... you know like when you really want to describe this thingy till you are at a loss for words??".. Uuuum... I... guess so.

"Just don’t beat yoself mum, its just thingymabob!" I am told with this with puzzled puppy dog eyes and assured in some form of ‘no worries’ attitude. That’s kids for you. I love their world, their interactive communication ideas and their perception of the world.

It takes little effort to please them as long as you know what to do at the right time, “Hakuna Matata!” As they enter into teenage-hood, their priorities change, so does their worldview and how they communicate.

It’s a humbling experience and I’m enjoying and learning, one day at a time!

Thingymabob!

The amazing thing with growing up is in the adventure that you get to experience with every waking day. As a kid, you look forward to continue from where you left off yesterday with your friends, especially if you guys had made a pact to that effect.

Seeing my kids all excited and upbeat about a (coming) day's event, makes me remember my childhood with nostalgia. Their talk is punctuated with animated gestures, laughter and sometimes frowns especially if one of them is not 'getting it'.

Now, that's when their talk takes on another level. They now start to argue and forcefully convince the 'not with it' or 'not getting it'. When you as a parent get to step in and ask what the noise is all about as you try to arbitrate, you are told "Its thingymabob!"

Huh? my sentiments exactly! Huh? So this thingymabob... what exactly is THINGYMABOB??! Its this thingy that, uuh... I don't know. Just thingymabob!

Lemmie get deeper into this thingymabob issue, brb!