I woke up this morning listening, not to the sweet chirpings of the birds, but the hellish cries of my 3 year old cousin brother Keneiu calling out his Mommy who just went to the bathroom. And later on, i got 10 punches from him. Those are just random punches he gives when he is in a bad mood. I was sitting innocently when he just walks into the room and punches me...Seriously!! kids can be a bit annoying at times. But dang!! no matter how annoying they maybe, i cant stop loving them. So here i am, sitting in the office where i am interning, writing about these little devils who drive me crazy and the thought of them makes me smile.
Kids can irritate the hell out of you, they'll drive you crazy but we still love them simply because they are kids. Keneiu and his elder brother, 5 year old, Jabu are so adorable and they have such angelic faces that will melt your heart anyday but sometimes i have to bear the brunt of their jealousies and their tandrums.When i'm with one of them, the other one will get jealous which will either lead to a fight or i get beaten up. At other times they would be such loving brothers, sharing and hugging and giving each other such cute kisses in the cheek. The other day, i overheard Jabu warning Keneiu that if he tell lies or swear Jesus will feel bad and Keneiu seemed to be listening with full attention and seriousness.
You know, the best thing i like about kids is that they really believe. They believe in Santa Claus, they believe in fairies but best of all, they believe in God. For us grown ups, we only believe in reality, facts, logistics, science etc..not that we don't believe in God, some of us do...but sometimes we take God for granted. Kids takes God seriously, there is a constant fear of God in them even if it sounds stupid at times. They have this stupid beliefs like if you lie(even a small stupid white lie), God will punish you which either stops them from lying or fills them with so much guilt when they lie.For us grown ups, we don't care.
Some months back, my 5 year old neighbor came to my place. She had a 10 rupee note in her hand which an uncle gave her. On asking her, how she was going to spent the money, a huge amount for a kid, she said she was going to save it and give it to the church. Ahh! kids, they really teach you something.Forget about savings, to give the Church is the last thing on my mind.
They annoy us, they throw all the tandrums but they color up our world. In this sad, complicated world the presence of a child, the sight of kids playing, their innocence, their ignorance of the real world, purity...brightens my world again. They give you strength to face the world again. Life is not okay but they make it better and a whole lot fun to live.....That's why kids drive me crazy!!!
Kids can irritate the hell out of you, they'll drive you crazy but we still love them simply because they are kids. Keneiu and his elder brother, 5 year old, Jabu are so adorable and they have such angelic faces that will melt your heart anyday but sometimes i have to bear the brunt of their jealousies and their tandrums.When i'm with one of them, the other one will get jealous which will either lead to a fight or i get beaten up. At other times they would be such loving brothers, sharing and hugging and giving each other such cute kisses in the cheek. The other day, i overheard Jabu warning Keneiu that if he tell lies or swear Jesus will feel bad and Keneiu seemed to be listening with full attention and seriousness.
You know, the best thing i like about kids is that they really believe. They believe in Santa Claus, they believe in fairies but best of all, they believe in God. For us grown ups, we only believe in reality, facts, logistics, science etc..not that we don't believe in God, some of us do...but sometimes we take God for granted. Kids takes God seriously, there is a constant fear of God in them even if it sounds stupid at times. They have this stupid beliefs like if you lie(even a small stupid white lie), God will punish you which either stops them from lying or fills them with so much guilt when they lie.For us grown ups, we don't care.
Some months back, my 5 year old neighbor came to my place. She had a 10 rupee note in her hand which an uncle gave her. On asking her, how she was going to spent the money, a huge amount for a kid, she said she was going to save it and give it to the church. Ahh! kids, they really teach you something.Forget about savings, to give the Church is the last thing on my mind.
They annoy us, they throw all the tandrums but they color up our world. In this sad, complicated world the presence of a child, the sight of kids playing, their innocence, their ignorance of the real world, purity...brightens my world again. They give you strength to face the world again. Life is not okay but they make it better and a whole lot fun to live.....That's why kids drive me crazy!!!
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