When Kids Wan Things Their Own Way

Every mummy will soon realise with time how their child/children look at things and want things their own way. In fact, this applies to how they interact with peers of their own age. Nic is no exception to this 'rule'. On Friday afternoon, she was pleading with me to permit her to invite her best pal/buddy/classmate/bus partner Jaz to come over and play after she finished her homework. Initially, everything went well. Both were taking out toys to play with and they were building Lego blocks, playing with Polly Pocket sets and Nic was showing Jaz her Christmas present - a Magic Illusion set which comes with trick cards and other paraphernalia for performing magic tricks. Jaz was giving Nic her 3D stickers and showing her the colouring book she just bought. The incessant chatter would not stop.

Thereafter, I came into the study room and checked on them a couple of times to see if things were fine. Jaz hadn't started on her homework so I asked Nic to stop playing and give Jaz some time to finish up her worksheets. Now that's when the trouble started. Nic was adamant that Jaz couldn't draw her lines straight and was shoving a ruler into Jaz's hands. Jaz, on the other hand, was adamant that she wouldn't need a ruler and could draw the lines free hand. Nic started to raise her voice and Jaz retorted that Nic was sounding 'like a teacher' and 'asking me to do this and that...'. Nic was extremely unhappy with her comment and started to cross her arms and let out a frustrating heave. Jaz looked unhappy and equally frustrated. The cold war ended abruptly when Jaz had to return home for her dinner.

So I guess that'll be the first and the last time that both girls would do their homework together cos Nic was saying "I dun wanna invite Jaz over ever again, I'm angry with her" ....perhaps it'll be better if they just stuck to playing with dolls and kitchen sets. Then again, children cool down quickly and make friends just as easily as well.