My daughter never sleeps without me reading her a story from her favorite book, reciting her favorite poem or simply a never ending fondness for the stories "Si Ching ay Takot sa Dilim", and "Cinderella". And because we do it every night, it gets boring to be doing the same materials. So from time to time I introduce new ones. But my daughter will always insist that we do her favorite before she will sleep (ha, wala japun ko lusot, lol...) It's a good thing mommy is a thespian, a teacher and a magician, lol...
Being a mother with all these skills has its advantage and disadvantage. For the stories and poems not to get boring I do a few changes here and there, with the presentation varying upon where I clipped the story to shorten it for obvious reasons that I need to sleep, and the little girl too. The disadvantage is that, my daughter seems to like the variety of presentations that every night she is excited how her favorite story will be presented---arg...sigh...lol...
Anyway, one night, I asked her if we could switch roles..that she be mommy and tell me the stories, and I be Lili, who will listen to the stories...
Guess what? she said yes and started reciting The Three Little Kittens and telling me the story of Cinderella in her own version and storyline (although she did not quite get some of the words right, but it was okay) with a good tone of voice, action and facial expression-- my oh my... I wanted to cry... that's when I realized, she was not just listening to the stories she had me repeat every night, she was memorizing...and internalizing, I guess... Hmmm...what more can I ask for? God has blessed me with a talented and smart kid---
Hmmm, you may be wondering which part I apply a little magic as a magician, right? Well, it's like this. When my daughter insists on another story but my eyes are already heavy and wants to shut off, I do a little magic trick. It's called, "Where did the book go?"or the other one called, "Look at the Lamp"... lol.
Being a mother with all these skills has its advantage and disadvantage. For the stories and poems not to get boring I do a few changes here and there, with the presentation varying upon where I clipped the story to shorten it for obvious reasons that I need to sleep, and the little girl too. The disadvantage is that, my daughter seems to like the variety of presentations that every night she is excited how her favorite story will be presented---arg...sigh...lol...
Anyway, one night, I asked her if we could switch roles..that she be mommy and tell me the stories, and I be Lili, who will listen to the stories...
Guess what? she said yes and started reciting The Three Little Kittens and telling me the story of Cinderella in her own version and storyline (although she did not quite get some of the words right, but it was okay) with a good tone of voice, action and facial expression-- my oh my... I wanted to cry... that's when I realized, she was not just listening to the stories she had me repeat every night, she was memorizing...and internalizing, I guess... Hmmm...what more can I ask for? God has blessed me with a talented and smart kid---
Hmmm, you may be wondering which part I apply a little magic as a magician, right? Well, it's like this. When my daughter insists on another story but my eyes are already heavy and wants to shut off, I do a little magic trick. It's called, "Where did the book go?"or the other one called, "Look at the Lamp"... lol.
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You are so correct. Tonight, while at the grocery store, I told my child to get another book. He told me he had plenty. I said....NO, really...I was so ready for a change.
I did finally get the awards posted today. Thank you again. You are such a kind person.
Cherish those moments with the books. Get a picture.
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