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Puzzle

Nick just turned two years old two months ago and loves playing with buses and cars everyday like any normal little boy.. From the moment he opens his eyes until he goes to sleep he takes it with him.. But that day, for a change, he opted to play his box of puzzle. 

We were sitting together in a mattress,, and as usual he's sucking his right thumb while his left hand is trying to connect the pieces of the puzzle that's all laid down. I don't know how many times he squealed out of desperation to put it together. His noise is all around the house, you can imagine what it's like. He then dropped himself on the mat, kicking and throwing tantrums with teary eyes, saying "Cheche, Cheche"  (姐姐, older sister in Cantonese) obviously asking for help.. However, in response, I stared at him and replied "why?" followed by a deep sigh,, keeping myself calm even if deep inside I'm a little upset with his behavior (everyday he's like that).. Don't get me wrong I love kids, but there are really times when my temper gets tempted.

I took the piece from his tiny chubby hands and arranged it for him -- that was the first puzzle and there's four more to go.. needless to say,, I finished all of it for him in few minutes so we can play another toy or read a book..  he disassembled it again,, and tried it on his own.

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(note: I wrote this back in 2022, but can't remember why I didn't post it.)


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