I gave a bedtime story to my daughter of pretty princess taken away by evil and dragons to 'Koh-Qaff' and rescued by a good hearted magician. I thought she is sleeping. But after 30 minutes I saw her eyes wide open and she is starring at wall. Here is the conversation:
"Gurya! you didn't sleep?"
"Can I ask you something"
"Sure, anything for my princess"
"Am I pretty?"
"Of course! you are the most pretty girl"
"So I will be taken away by evil and dragons?"
"Hmmmm. Even if evil and dragons come to get you, Daddy will always be there to protect you..."
"Promise?"
"Pakka promise. 100%"
There was a sense of relief on her face and I found her sleeping in 2 minutes.....
9 comments:
kids have this firm belief that their parents are the absolute saviors.even my 3 weeks old get this sense of relief(as your daughter did)when i pick him up even if he doesnt need milk or something.btw does your daughter read urdu?
Unfortunately she cannot read Urdu but she understands Urdu when I give her stories. She is only 5 but she enjoys desi songs. Truely speaking I never forced them to learn Urdu but soon I am thinking of finding a good tutor to teach them Quran.
ohhhh we get it u r not strict...the truth is languages are not about strictness...they are about the identity...urdu is a hard language to learn in comparison to english due to script which is arabic and varies for every word...if kids are given options u and i would not be here today...kids develope thier personalities in early years ...stop saying they are ONLY...they are ALL what they see and experience they are like sponge...in life we go through a lot but the actual colour of personality stays the same...i recently met a psychologist who can observe a toddler and tell about his/her personality...i don't like peaches but i love their smell because i spent first 4 years of my life in a house where we had couple of peach trees and i still wonder why do i like the scent
it breaks my heart at times when i think that may be my children wont be able to read or write urdu as good as i do.its not their fault.its not my fault either.but hopefully i will try to teach them at least a little bit as much as i can.i owe it to them i suppose.
Annonymous - Its true I am not a strict father specially when it comes to my daughter. She can get away with anything.....lol
Beyond - I don't see it necessary to teach my kids to learn writing urdu script. As far as they can understand and speak urdu (communicate with family/elders) I am OK. They can have their excellence in English. It doesn't matter.
Well all look for such security and assurance in the people we love. Yes, even when we grow up! :-)
Ayesha - is this a woman thingy?
Not exactly! I say it is a very human thingy! Whether it's good or not is for sure debatable!
I of course detest this thing but can't help it! *sigh*
I was just teasing you...(I agree with you)
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