I Lost My Cool

Yup, I lost it. I hit Adri. Real hard.

Of late, Adri has begun to hit everyone and anyone. Okie, not exactly anyone. She doesn't hit strangers but family members, including the cats and the dog.

Monday 090309.
We picked Adri home from my sis'. Now that my little nephew has arrived and my mum is over at my sis', doubling up as her confinement nanny, Adri goes over to my sis' place instead.
Adri whined and demanded to sit in the front passenger seat. Yup, you guessed it, i gave in to her wails. The moment she came over and sat on my lap, she swung her hard skull backwards deliberately and hit me with it. Boy, i swear i tasted blood that very instant. That hurt! My gums were bleeding! =(
While i groused, Adri was perfectly fine, she didn't seem at all apologetic for hurting her Mum. Why did Adri hit me? God knows! Perhaps she wanted me to know that i had kept her waiting (and crying) for too long?

The moment she reached home, Adri started whacking the pets with her bare hands. Of course, i, or rather, WE stopped her. However, my charismatic daughter refused to heed our advices and carried on whacking the pets. Thank God the cats (who can get very aggressive) decided to be kind to our little terror and didn't scratch. I dare not imagine! They ran away instead. Honestly, i don't think they were fearful of little Adri. They were loving her and understood that she was still a little babe. I HAVE SEEN THEM ATTACK (others), you know?

Whack! Mummy gave little Adri a soft hit on her hand.
To my dismal, that didn't work.
Adri then went on to hit Pepper. This time round, she threw toys at him!
Whack, came yet another hit, a harder one on her hand.
Adri stared at her hand and walked away.
Just when i thought the interventation worked, Adri returned with her little broom stick and started whacking Pepper!

*Faint!*

I grabbed my little terror and a struggle ensued. I had wanted to remove her broom stick but she had refused to have her hands freed from it. In the midst of the struggle, Adri decided to kick me with all her might.

Whack, a slap landed on her thigh.
Adri stopped kicking. Stunned she was, but not deterred.

Little Adri reached forth for her mop stick and hit Help right on her head (Pepper had run away, just like the cats did!)
I really lost my cool. I whacked Adri real hard on her hand for she was being purposefully stubborn, refusing to change from her wrongful means. The very moment i released that hit, i regretted my very action for i had disciplined when i was furious. I had always held on to the belief that one should never discipline when we are angry, for our anger can easily mar our judgement and we can easily lose control and end up being too hard on our little ones.

I had expected Adri to cry at the strength of the hit but my little one didn't even shed a tear. She wasn't even close to tears!
I gave up. I simply scolded her and refused to talk to her. I didn't know how else i should approach her!


Is my little one thick-skinned or what? She's alike her mummy. She has a high threshold for pain. =O

Oh, Adri didn't look for me that night too. She looked for Help and Daddy instead. Quite a character, isn't she? =/
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Who's Who?

This is how Adri addresses the people around her:-

Mummy = Maa'mee
Daddy = Daa'dee
Yati (Help) = Yaa'dee (sounds like "Daddy" many a times and this upsets Daddy quite a fair bit)

Po Po = Por Por
Gong Gong = Gonng Gong
Grandma = Len' Ma
GrandPa = Ye Ye
Any other old uncle = Ye Ye

Mummy's eldest Sis = Yee Yee
Mummy's 3rd sis = Yee Yee
Mummy's 3rd sis' husband = Unnn'cle
Daddy's sis = Guuu' Gu

Pixie = Xi
Genie = Xi
Pepper = Pepper
Any other dog = Pepper (she used to be able to say "doggie")

male adults = Unnn'cle
female adults = 'Tee (instead of aunty)
Older Girls = Zhe Zhe
Older Boys = Gooor' gor
Babies = Beeei' bi

For some reason, she places emphasis on the first syllable. Does yours do that? =)
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