I take out the flash cards hoping we will go further in recognizing the opposites. Secretly also hoping it will help her memorize the shape and texture of all words we read and see. But she? She gives me this
And I say.. Dia look this is a..?
Dia: Giraffe mama
Me: yea and see they are two this one is (pointing at the taller one)
Dia: This is maamaa giraffe
Me: right.. this is Mama so she is tall. And the baby giraffe is?
Dia: Smallerrrrrrr
Me: yea and also he is short right
Dia: right he is short
Dia: and baby giraffe loves to run... and every time mama says slow down baby giraffe you are going too ahead of me you will get lost.
Me: Ahan.. (wondering where is this going... please dont go all Freud on me there are more stories coming)
Dia: But the baby giraffe runs faster and faster and mama comes behind slowly she is tired :(
Me: wow thats such a nice story isn't it.
and she says no this is not a nice story because the giraffe runs and doesn't listen to mommy. and I am thinking ... "is that morality" or is it just her way of telling me that she recognizes all those times I tell her to slow down that running far away she is testing her boundaries...
she doesnt give me much time to think and draws another pair
Dia: Look mamma a finished apple
Me: yea and look at this one this one is?
Dia: whole
Me: yes and its also an apple that someone may have just started to eat right? so start and finish
Dia: yea start
Me: (wondering if i will get lucky with another story i ask) Dia so do we have a story of apple?
Dia: yeaaaa
Dia: One day Adiyah was hungry (am absolutely marveling at her start). And she went to the dressing table to look for noodles (why dressing table? why not kitchen? noodles because that what she was eating when we were doing this activity)
Dia (cont): but there were no noodles on the table instead (she used the word "balkay" i was so proud lol) there was an apple.
So dia ate the apple until it was half done and here is the rest of the apple (while pointing at the finished apple)
Me: Oh wow now this was a nice story wasnt it?
Dia: yea mamma you liked this story?
Me: yes i love you story
This time i pick another pair and say, "Look dia, whats up here"
Dia: Oooh look at this ship one is Nazdeek and another one is sooo far
Me: right and nazdeek in english is? 9and she gives me a quizzical look... its almost funny how she can still not tell which words are English and which ones are Urdu.. but am kinda glad for this blessing)
Me: its also near
Dia: Oh yea near and far, and mamma you know
(and I could see another story coming in....)
Dia: when the ship for near they shouted common Adiyah hurry up lets get on the ship but i could not reach to the ship on time
Me: and then?
Dia: then when I reached close to the river the ship was far far away and I said "wait i want to go also"
Me: oh o, then what happen
Dia: (she makes her voice dramatic) and then mamma i jumped in the water and swam swam swam until i reached the ship. Then i climbed up the ship but you know what
Me: what
Dia: the ship was made of wood and when I jumped on it I hurt my knee
Me: oh o, did it hurt
Dia: yes but I am ok now, I am so brave
Me: That you are my love!!!
This was the next pair
now you guess what the story went like.... a hint... it had a dream sequence lol....
And I say.. Dia look this is a..?
Dia: Giraffe mama
Me: yea and see they are two this one is (pointing at the taller one)
Dia: This is maamaa giraffe
Me: right.. this is Mama so she is tall. And the baby giraffe is?
Dia: Smallerrrrrrr
Me: yea and also he is short right
Dia: right he is short
Dia: and baby giraffe loves to run... and every time mama says slow down baby giraffe you are going too ahead of me you will get lost.
Me: Ahan.. (wondering where is this going... please dont go all Freud on me there are more stories coming)
Dia: But the baby giraffe runs faster and faster and mama comes behind slowly she is tired :(
Me: wow thats such a nice story isn't it.
and she says no this is not a nice story because the giraffe runs and doesn't listen to mommy. and I am thinking ... "is that morality" or is it just her way of telling me that she recognizes all those times I tell her to slow down that running far away she is testing her boundaries...
she doesnt give me much time to think and draws another pair
Dia: Look mamma a finished apple
Dia: whole
Me: yes and its also an apple that someone may have just started to eat right? so start and finish
Dia: yea start
Me: (wondering if i will get lucky with another story i ask) Dia so do we have a story of apple?
Dia: yeaaaa
Dia: One day Adiyah was hungry (am absolutely marveling at her start). And she went to the dressing table to look for noodles (why dressing table? why not kitchen? noodles because that what she was eating when we were doing this activity)
Dia (cont): but there were no noodles on the table instead (she used the word "balkay" i was so proud lol) there was an apple.
So dia ate the apple until it was half done and here is the rest of the apple (while pointing at the finished apple)
Me: Oh wow now this was a nice story wasnt it?
Dia: yea mamma you liked this story?
Me: yes i love you story
This time i pick another pair and say, "Look dia, whats up here"
Dia: Oooh look at this ship one is Nazdeek and another one is sooo far
Me: right and nazdeek in english is? 9and she gives me a quizzical look... its almost funny how she can still not tell which words are English and which ones are Urdu.. but am kinda glad for this blessing)
Me: its also near
Dia: Oh yea near and far, and mamma you know
(and I could see another story coming in....)
Dia: when the ship for near they shouted common Adiyah hurry up lets get on the ship but i could not reach to the ship on time
Me: and then?
Dia: then when I reached close to the river the ship was far far away and I said "wait i want to go also"
Me: oh o, then what happen
Dia: (she makes her voice dramatic) and then mamma i jumped in the water and swam swam swam until i reached the ship. Then i climbed up the ship but you know what
Me: what
Dia: the ship was made of wood and when I jumped on it I hurt my knee
Me: oh o, did it hurt
Dia: yes but I am ok now, I am so brave
Me: That you are my love!!!
This was the next pair
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