claire was upset over daddy's playful (inconsiderate) act tnte, farting into her craft figure made in her art class this afternoon. this figure has been left to dry and shall be painted for nxt wk's lesson.
she cried badly citing that daddy was rude in the act and not even apologetic about his misbehaviour.
joy was 'disturbed' in her study (but with un-containable laughter over the squabbles) and i was puzzled at how she could get so over-reactive with a non-living item experiencing the 'chemical warfare'....
'there arent many joy(s) in this world, dad! (i mean, to take his seemingly funny actions, but can be nonsensical sometimes!) you started sth so plse do listen to how claire feels!' i reminded the funny MAN.
he reluctantly stood in front of claire, let her blow her emotions out and then, shaking his head, indicating that he didnt understand how she could hv cried and over-reacted in that manner. well, a case of communication not being compromised. then, off he whizzed off hid into the bedroom comfort, leaving claire still in tearful shape....
i told claire to stop crying and communicate properly with the MAN, but also reminding her that it was no big matter, coz he only meant if for fun and surely wouldnt condescend to giving a sincere apology! (knowing his nature)
claire, in the same blood group as daddy, marched into the room (leaving joy and me in the living room laughing our heads off), saying,"i DEMAND u to make a new one for me!" but with no response at the other end lah, coz the counterpart just pretended to sleep!
well, this is how a family issue can break out....unintentional action by one party, reluctance to properly address with the 'victimised' party, and needing me to clear the 'debris'....poor me, but it sort of train up my skills as an 'arbitrator'.
so, my advice to claire was simply to stop crying, get down to doing her nightly devotions and seeking wisdom in resolving the matter....she even said,"i dun think daddy can sleep well after doing such thing. he's just pretending to sleep!" yes, GOD gives each of us a conscience that can prick, i reckon same way too!
she thot he was rude in treating her craft doll that way, notwithstanding that it's a plain non-living thing. she claimed,"i put in a lot of effort to make the doll, u knw? hw can he treat my doll this way?" maybe she felt her doll being trampled upon (糟蹋）, haha.
well, i told her,"if u believe that u need to put a msg across to him, plse do so tmrw. think he's quite tired tnte with a headache from work, let's just forgive him!"
devotion done, prayer closed, now the girls are asleep in bed. i am here updating, after all the night turmoil....aiya, 大事化小，小事化无咯，要不，秀才遇到兵，有理说不清！
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Err... Dunno what to say. A harmless joke but think Claire just felt that her work wasn't being respected. Meaning she placed pride in the work that she has produced, like an artist, u know! From this angle, then can understand her outburst.
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