"Once upon a time..." always catches the attention of our five-year-old kid who has also learned the art of storytelling by starting with those magic lines.
As far as my two grown children were concerned they grew up with stories that started with "ONce upon a time..." for I told them stories every single night when they were kids in order to put them to sleep. Somehow, I have made it a habit to start my stories with that line even with my grandkid.
Well, what happened once upon a time when my kids where young enough to believe those fairy tales? Did I not run out of stories? Honestly, I did after I had narrated ALL the popular fairy tales I had to fabricate all the rest and sometimes fell asleep before they did. But that was a long time ago when kids believed and listened to stories that started with "ONce upon a time..."
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Sunday, January 6, 2008
first visit to the dentist
It is said that when a child's tooth falls out you have to keep it under his pillow in the evening because a tooth fairy will surely surprise the kid with a gift. Well, not even this story could convince our five-year-old kid that the trip to the dentist was fun.
We tried to make the kid believe that it would be fun at the dentist's clinic because she said she saw Mr. Bean shaking scared at the dentist's office. When asked why Mr. Bean was scared, she told us that the dentist was holding something like a big "injection" that was why Mr. Bean was shaking. We had to convince her that it's different here because there will be no "injections" involved. Still, the kid showed some anxiety for a while especially when she was asked to sit on the dentist's chair. Of course the dentist tried to play with her at first by moving the seat up and down. Everything went well until the dentist came up with the injection which she'd only use to squirt water into the kid's bleeding gum. This part made Dewey cover her mouth for she wouldn't want any injections. Well, as per doctor's order we had to head off to the nearest ice cream house for faster healing of the tiny wound caused by a tooth extraction.
We tried to make the kid believe that it would be fun at the dentist's clinic because she said she saw Mr. Bean shaking scared at the dentist's office. When asked why Mr. Bean was scared, she told us that the dentist was holding something like a big "injection" that was why Mr. Bean was shaking. We had to convince her that it's different here because there will be no "injections" involved. Still, the kid showed some anxiety for a while especially when she was asked to sit on the dentist's chair. Of course the dentist tried to play with her at first by moving the seat up and down. Everything went well until the dentist came up with the injection which she'd only use to squirt water into the kid's bleeding gum. This part made Dewey cover her mouth for she wouldn't want any injections. Well, as per doctor's order we had to head off to the nearest ice cream house for faster healing of the tiny wound caused by a tooth extraction.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Wisdom teeth
The growth or eruption of wisdom teeth can be a painful experience. There are instances which necessitate the removal of wisdom tooth especially when it bothers the person.
Wisdom teeth usually appear at ages 17 to 25. However, there are some whose wisdeom teeth appear as early as 14.
Our five-year-old kid in the house then is far from having her wisdom teeth. The poor kid has had toothaches because of the sweet goodies given to her last Christmas. But it's not the growth of wisdom teeth as is the belief of her mom.
Wisdom teeth usually appear at ages 17 to 25. However, there are some whose wisdeom teeth appear as early as 14.
Our five-year-old kid in the house then is far from having her wisdom teeth. The poor kid has had toothaches because of the sweet goodies given to her last Christmas. But it's not the growth of wisdom teeth as is the belief of her mom.
Monday, December 31, 2007
2008 is a good year!
Sez who? Sez many who see the last number 8 as a perfect number. The two circles on top and bottom to form the number are symbolic of wealth and proportion. Since 8 is also an even number, this also increases its positive connotation.
With this interpretation, then we should all make use of it and make this year a real blessing not only to us but to everybody.
Happy New Year!
With this interpretation, then we should all make use of it and make this year a real blessing not only to us but to everybody.
Happy New Year!
Friday, December 28, 2007
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