Pristine had no classes today because of the sports fest for the older years. No classes for her would mean a longer sleeping time for me, no rush in the mornings and longer sleeping time for her too. Waking up at 5:30 am and going out of the house as early as 7:15 a.m. everyday [...]
Mar
5
2009
5
2009
Feb
19
2009
19
2009
The hair talk
Lately Pristine is hooked with opposite words. Her conversations almost always end up with opposites like this:
Pristine: Mom, why do I have curly hair while you and Papa have straight?
I have to tell you, she asks questions that are so difficult to answer. Even I don’t know why she’s grownup looking like Goldilocks (Brunette version)!
Me: [...]
Feb
12
2009
12
2009
Her little prayer
We were talking during bedtime and I asked her if her ears are still painful (due to an infection). She’s been taking antibiotics for it so I know that the pain must not be there right now, but still asked.
Me: Pristine, are your ears still painful?
Pristine: Hmmm, (trying to think or remember that her ears [...]
Feb
5
2009
5
2009
The day job is not the most interesting part of my life
Pristine: Mama, what’s wrong?
Me: I’m a little bit tired.
Pristine: Why?
When she asks questions, sometimes I don’t directly answer and instead let her think. Most of the time, she knows the answers to her own queries, it’s amazing.
Me: Why do you think mama is tired?
Pristine: (Really thinking) Mmm, mama has work from morning until night, drive [...]
Jan
29
2009
29
2009
Hey you adult, are you an angel?
Pristine and I were talking about guardian angels while I tucked her in bed. I lay down beside her and kissed her goodnight.
Me: Goodnight my angel.
Pristine: Mama, am I an angel?
Me: Yes, you are an angel sent from God to me.
Pristine: Why? How about my classmates, are they angels too?
Me: Yes, babies and children are [...]
Jan
22
2009
22
2009
She’s not yet technically knowledgeable
Our PC crashed the other day and we are trying to revive it by installing a security update. Pristine overheard mine and M’s (her father) conversation and had to react.
M: Just download that thing and then click RUN.
Me: Run? Not Save to disk first?
M: RUN. Run.
Pristine: Mama, WHERE are you going?
Dec
25
2008
25
2008
Some call it brutal honesty
We were lying in bed, I was telling her stories, most of it I make up then we burst out laughing and tickling each other. I live for these kind of moments - with the limited time I have at home to be with her. Then the interesting tot conversation begins:
Pristine: Mama, you’re beautiful. (She’s [...]
Dec
11
2008
11
2008
one day when she was sick
Pristine: Mom, don’t go to work! I am sick, stay with me.
Me: Mommy has to go (breaks my heart everytime I say this) but I’ll come back as soon as possible.
Pristine: But mom, don’t you want to stay with me?
Me: I’ll just go get something done and be back before you even know it. Promise.
I [...]
Dec
4
2008
4
2008
the birds, the bees and the berries
Me: Blueberries are good for our body.
Pristine: What are blueberries?
She has not seen nor tasted blueberries before so I explained.
Me: They are from the berry family, small and blue in color.
Pristine: Ah, I know! Berry family just like strawberries?
Me: Yes! But strawberries are red and blueberries are blue, so they are different.
Pristine: Oh red and [...]
Nov
27
2008
27
2008
Totful Thursday#4: Mamma Mia!
The movie Mamma Mia is a huge hit in our home and Pristine had been playing it every chance she gets. I can’t blame her, I can’t get enough of the movie myself!
One time, she handed me the DVD case and asked me to read what’s on it. It says:
One mother, one daughter, three possible [...]
