Apart from celebrating Grandpa's birthday last Saturday at the Mushroom Pot, we also took the opportunity to visit Leisure Park. Considerable time were spent at the Cherry cars roadshow though we tried to enjoy some drinks at the HK cafe on Level 1. There is this giftshop directly opposite the HK cafe which I thought wasn't really children friendly. They laid their toy cars infront of the shop attracting children to spend time there... Cayden was stuck there and refused to leave the shop and trying out all the toy cars laid there. While I was queuing, I hnd something breaking and i turned around... Uncle Sam was picking up the pieces of plastic car parts from the floor and poor Cayden was dumbfounded and shocked standing behind Uncle Sam... Fortunately, the car parts were detachable and we didn't have to part with $12.90 for the lousy toy car! As all may anticipate, Cayden got an earful from Uncle Sam though his heart yearns to go back to the shop again... Finally after much counselling, Cayden spoke to me and said that he would go back to the shop with his hands behind his back and he promised to just walk around the shop! He did it (see 4th photo below)!!!! I was impressed......!
After accidentally breaking the toy car, Cayden went quiet Uncle Sam went ahead to lecture him.... Cayden could not and would not talk back at all....
The next day, we brought Cayden out for a haircut and he cried... I had to carry him while the hair stylist does her work. Fortunately Cayden didn't struggle much and kept his eyes fixed on the tiny TV screen in front of the seat. The haircut was over in 10 minutes and we allowed Cayden to shop at Toys R Us. The irony is the very excited Uncle Sam and I kept introducing toys to Cayden but he kept telling us "No. Put back!"... We really felt ashamed as each toy gets rejected by Cayden. :-) Finally, we left VivoCity with a water gun and an extremely traditional water toy that requires winding before the bee flaps its wings. :) Cayden actually rejected both toys before...
Cayden had a hair cut and got a balloon as part of his visit to the hair salon!
Looks like Uncle Sam is more excited to be at Toys R' Us....
We headed back home for dinner with Grandparents and as part of my initiative to encourage him to hold back his tears while getting his hair cut, I offered him an ice cream. Judging at how children usually handle the ice cream stick, most adults would not allow children to hold onto an ice cream all to themselves and invite the hassle of cleaning them up. Uncle Sam and I did exactly that and little did we know, we pissed Cayden off and he convinced himself that the stick of ice cream was not worth it! This process of internalising the anger and converting his thoughts into a negative or opposite believe is the least of what we have expected... but we also worry about handling and teaching this kid. Haiz!
