Spell and Read

Approaching the end of their kindergarten life in 6 months' time, the munchkins are now able to read and spell simple words. But their ability to do that seemed to have improved exponentially in the recent months due to, sadly, their interest in exploring videos on YouTube. They figured they could now watched video clips, advertisements, movie trailers or even the TV episodes of their favourite characters like Barbie, Powerpuff Girls, Lalaloopsy and the like. And all that is required is the knowledge to spell words in the 'search' field. Sigh...

Hence, I'm not sure if I should rejoice or rebuke them when they approach me enthusiastically for guidance to spell words like 'bumps and bruises', 'tale', 'Charlotte charades', etc. And I am also worried about the content they'd be exposed to once they enter cyberspace. Di, myself or even YaYa is not always present to surf the net with them when they go online. If they are using the iMac, the screen is at least large enough for us to peep at the websites they are viewing. However, if both of them choose to use the iPad, then it's quite a challenge to monitor them all the time.

I know I am not the only parent out there worrying about the dangers of cyberspace. And I know this is just the beginning of a bigger challenge yet to come as they enter primary education next year. All I could do, and should do, is to pray, pray and pray for protection for the munchkins. Of course there are online security measures, parental workshops and expert advice that we can turn to. But what better way and help can we get than these measures that are still struggling to overcome the problem of modern technology today? There is always God and God alone! Because He is the in control of ALL things.

Dear Lord, I commit my munchkins into thy loving hands, the hands that created ALL things, including the munchkins. Please continue to watch over them when I couldn't, and block information from them that is inappropriate or not pleasing to Your eyes. And teach Di and myself to be a good role model as well, lest we become the greatest stumbling blocks in their lives. Amen.

Movie date

Today marks the second time En & Xuan watched a movie in the cinema (their first was "Smurfs" some months ago). They were full of anticipation since I told them last week about watching "Madagascar 3". As I prepared them last night that we have to leave our home by 10am this morning, lest we couldn't get any movie tickets, Xuan asked me numerous times "is it 10am yet?" from the moment I was awake till I reached for the door today. Challenging!!!

But it was all worth it. The munchkins laughed hilariously throughout the 90 minutes movie. They indulged themselves in a box of popcorn and enjoyed unobstructed view. Water bottle on standby for hydration, socks and cardigan kept them warm too. Whatever it takes to make my princesses comfortable while they sit back and enjoy!

And the result? Well, the constant recount of the movie scenes during our lunch at McDonalds goes to show how much they loved the movie. I'm sure there'll be more movie trips to come for the family!

Twinship

I fetched the munchkins from the childcare centre this evening, and our walk-home conversation somehow led to the topic on criminals and putting the bad guys in jail. Then En asked "What is a jail?" so I had to describe roughly how a cell would looked and explain why criminals had to be put behind bars.

Me: There are bad guys who steal, rob, fight or even kill other people, so the police had to lock them up in cells.

En: Sometimes I fight with Chloe. Do we have to go to jail?

Me: Not for that kind of fight, darling. You girls just squabble at times, isn't it? Not the real kind of fight, right?

Xuan: (looking at En) Yea, we don't really fight because we are twins, right?

En: (nods in agreement) Yup, we just fight a bit then we laugh and be friends all the time. Hee...

Then the girls held hands and ran off together towards our gate. The beauty of twinship. Lovely...

Dear God, you must really love these girls enough to want to have them duplicated. And you must love me enough to let me have them! Thank you very much!!!