10/23/04
For 2-3 weeks now, oftentimes Lily would help me clean up the table after dinner. :-) It was all voluntary, I've never asked her to help.
About two weeks ago, one evening after dinner, I collected some dishes and started to wash. Lily finished juice and gave her cup to me. I thanked her with a pleasant voice. The next thing I knew was her bringing all the dishes to me one after another. After she fished all dishes, she started to bring me leftover food. I was afraid that she was going to spill something all over her. There was one bowl with some soup in it, so I greeted her half way before she fed it to her shirt. Finally, she went away with a great smile of satisfaction. Maybe she liked my sweet appraisals, or maybe she is happy that she made me happy, or maybe she felt a great accomplishment doing all that by herself. I know not. She often does that ever since.
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Last night, when I stood up after eating, she said:" You go there." I didn't pay attention to what she was saying, went to the sink and put down the dishes. Then I turned around... "No!!!" she screamed, "Don't come here!"
I stopped, didn't know what was going on. "What's the matter?"
"You stay there... I bring it to you."
I could do nothing but obey her. Remember I always said I am going to teach cooking when she is five just like my mother did? Seems it is going to start sooner. Haha...
3 yr 8.5 m
