Adri's 1st...

Of late, Adri refuses to be held or carried while she's out shopping with us.
Well, not that she had allowed herself to be restrained but Mummy and Daddy had always managed to win the power struggle.

15.11.09
At a shopping mall

Just like what every parent would do when surrounded by crowds of unfamiliar faces, I was holding on fast to my little one's hand, for fear that she might get lost in the sea of strangers.
As expected, Adri tried, countless of times, to shake me off but each to no avail.
Adri whined, but i was to used to it to be embarrassed by it. Neither was Daddy.
Adri probably reckoned that all her usual tricks didn't work and decided to calm down. She walked with complete silence, holding on fast to the little plastic bag that she was helping me with.
Just when Mummy was grinning away and thought that Adri had given up trying, this is what my clever princess came up with:

Adri: Wait first, Mummy, wait first. Adri hold plastic bag properly.

Mummy took a glance at the plastic bag and realised it was slipping off her shoulder and naturally thought that she had wanted to place the handles of the bag on her shoulder, liken to how she had always loved to have her little handbags carried and I let go of her hand without a second thought ...

Guess what Adri did?

Yes, you are right!

The very second i let her loose, she sped off! And she did so without turning back to check if we were able to catch up with her.

Of course, i couldn't run after her. Mart did.

I couldn't cos:
1) I was pregnant (that's pretty obvious)
2) I was too shocked. I had not expected my 2-year-old to be to resort to trickery! Couldn't grapple with the possibility that those moments of silence were actually times when she was "thinking" or "plotting"?
She's only abt to turn 2!
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After her attempt to run away, i exhanged roles with Mart and got him to watch her while i lugged the heavy shopping bags around.

Apparantly, Adri had not given up hope on running away.

Daddy and Adri were engaged in a casual conversation with Adri in Daddy's arms when...

Adri: There! (and pointed to an item some distance away)

Following that, Adri used up every ounce of energy to struggle out of Daddy's arms. Yes, Daddy was distracted and Adri managed to run away.

Yes! Yet again!

I think you can imagine how shocked both Mart and I were!

Has Adri really outwitted us or have we belittled what these littles one can do?


Title of this entry: Adri's 1st Lies?
I'm not sure. I certainly hope today's her first attempt to lie. But then again, she did such a great job at it that i seriously doubt...
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