Thu 1 Jul 2010
The daddy-not-around survival kit
Posted by Jaime under Thinking Aloud, Family
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I am very lucky! I have a husband who does not need to travel for work even while I occasionally need to. The last time he was away was when he brought his mom and sister to KL while I wo-manned the fort at home with the babies. Last Saturday, he brought his mom back to Swatow for a 2-week visit and that would be the longest stretch of time that he has been away since we have been married!
To cope, here’s what I have done,
1. Take out the GPS (or street directory for that matter!)
With daddy not around, mummy now has to be the one in the driver seat instead of chilling out at the passenger seat beside. And it is a known fact that I have absolutely no sense of direction at all, so bad that on Saturday, on the way to a full month party, the little girl suddenly, without a cue from anyone, started praying - “God, pls don’t let mummy get lost. Amen!” I nearly expired from laughing and had to slow down just in case I go up the curb!
2. Load up on Pi Pa Gao
Two pairs of ears but just one mouth to read the books, guess whose throat needs lots of nourishing?
3. Take out Mr Cane
One loud booming NO from the daddy is enough to stop the children in their strides. Now that the booming loud voice is not around, Mr Cane is making a lot more guest appearances. He actually doesn’t need to do much, just showing his face now and then is enough to achieve the effect of getting naughty children to obey!
Hey! that’s not really a very long list isn’t it? so there! I would lurve to think the mummy-not-around survival kit would have a longer list! *AHEM*















