Sep 08, 2008 18:41
the other day i had this pimple on my head *yes very gross*. my mum helped to clean up the MESS and then we forgot about it.
that night, elyssa prayed...
"thank You Jesus etc etc........ and thank You Jesus for taking care my mummy's head and making my mummy healthy and strong.... thank You Jesus You take care of ah ma, ah kong, big jiejie (ie, herself), mummy, papa, baby shane and kakak... thank You Jesus it's time to sleep... good night... amen."
for the past 6 months or more, elyssa has had an identity confusion. she introduces herself as "big jiejie" ONLY. it's mildly confusing for our friends but it's head-shakingly bewildering for strangers/new friends. i guess she is asserting her "big jiejie" identity coz it's totally opposite of "baby" shane and coz my parents use that line to get her to behave, ie, "you are a big jiejie already... etcetc.." whereas shawn and i say things like "you are a big girl, good girl, Jesus girl, mummy's good little sweetheart, etc". but no matter what we say, at the end of the day, she only "recognise" one name. geesh.
on sun after children's church, on the way home shawn allowed her to watch a barney dvd (so nice of shawn eh) and suddenly elyssa said "my teacher say i look like princess, she call me princess.." and me *so proud* "yes! you are a princess..." i was about to say God's princess.. but she cut me off "no, i am BIG JIEJIE".
it's not so bad with me coz she loves me dearly but it's quite a biggie with shawn whom she tests by pretending to run away from him, pushing his kisses away, not letting him carry and refusing to acknowledge him unless he calls her big jiejie.
this big jiejie and this family still got a lot to learn. but we're having fun everyday learning. :)
oh yah, just remembered, the other day i prayed over her and after praying, she asked me "mummy, did u tell God i am elyssa, good girl or sweetheart?". i said "errr i said elyssa" and she said "but i am big jiejie!!".
"God knows your name sweetheart." :p