Everett does not like going to yeh-yeh maa-maa’s. I have a feeling Sierra does not either. Right now, Sierra and Everett are both mommy sucks, and really don’t like my parents. I have a feeling it is because they speak to him in Chinese and Everett don’t understand. We think that they don’t play compatibly with Everett in that they forced him to do things he rather not, instead of just playing Paw Patrol toys with him. So the last time that the grandparents came over to babysit, Everett ended up just going to bed on his own (which never happens) and cried the whole time until he fell asleep.
Yeh-yeh has recently changed tactics and is bringing “surprises” for Everett and Sierra hoping to went over their affection that way. This seems to be working a little bit better, and at least initially does capture their interest. Everett’s interest is piqued when yeh-yeh teases, “I brought a surprise for you!”
Today, we went over to yeh-yeh maa-maa’s play a little bit since the grandparents were going on a cruise for couple weeks and then to Morocco. Everett was not having it, and was crying the whole drive to the grandparents place saying that he wanted to stay home with mom. He ended up falling asleep before we got there, and taking a little nap. When he woke up, he was in a better mood. He actually played pretty well at the grandparents place.
I got some new toys for video making! For my birthday, I got the GoPro Hero 6 and most excited about the 240 fps video. As an upgrade to the Hero2, there have been a time of improvements! I decided to give up on Premiere Elements. I was using version 13, and I think the latest is version 15. Instead of upgrading to that one, I got PowerDirector 16, as a part of Director Suite 6, which was one heck of a deal at $100 after a couple of coupons, especially compared to the subscription based Adobe Creative Suite. Enjoy!
For the life of me, I can’t figure out why they don’t like us. Especially on the day we left for this trip, Sierra showed so much distress when I just walked towards her and finally with drops of tears crying. We were playing together so well when she came visit us just 2 days earlier.
It takes patience and time to try to understand a child. Their feelings and gestures are genuine. It’s good that they have a close relationship with the two of you. As they grow up, you want them to be able to share their feelings and problems with you so you can have discussions. It’s valuable and important to them. It’s very valuable and important to you.
In your first camping trip with the Red Deer Boys’ Choir, I drove out there on the night after you phoned us asking to come back home. I didn’t like the camp counselor listening in on our phone call and I wanted to understand more about your discomfort. I looked around the outside of the camp a little bit before I left. Throughout the years, I watched and tried to know more about the friends you frequently interact with too. This becomes harder when you moved to Montreal..
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