Nadya is slowly adjusting to primary school. She has more good days than bad days now I think though her mood is still a little more volatile than before.
2 nights ago, on Monday, I was putting the girls to sleep and Nadya got into a paticularly sad and teary mood.
N: I'm sad. When I'm in school I'm sad. When I'm at PlayFacto I'm very sad.
Me: Why sweetie?
N: Because I want Mama. I want to be at home with Mama and Dada. *cries*
Me: You have your friends in school and at PlayFacto right? You can play with them or talk to them too....
N: But I want Mama...*cries*
Me: *hugs her*
Alyssa butted in with a few choice lines...
A: I also don't like to go to school. I also want Mama. BUT I AM BRAVE! I still go to school and I don't fuss!
To which N got more riled up and cried even louder.
A: It's ok jiejie...Mama is in your heart. Mama is in my heart too. And Dada and my family.
My heart. It melted.
I told this to Alyssa last year when she was having a difficult time in school. She shared with me at the time that she cried every afternoon during nap time because she wanted me around. I told her that I was in her heart and she could try to picture me in her mind if she missed me. I didn't expect her to still remember to this day what I told her so many months ago...
As for Nadya....she continued sobbing for awhile more that night before she asked me to pat her to sleep...
I feel conflicted at moments like these...sad and emo that my kid is feeling this way and trying hard to transition to primary school life....I feel frustrated too because the kids don't want to sleep when it's time to...But, it is also at such times, when the room is dark and they are rolling around in their beds...that they share their thoughts with me....and for that I am grateful....
Jiayou Nadya!
Jiayou Alyssa!
Jiayou Me!
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