Saturday, July 18, 2009

I yelled at Ryan!

Yesterday, Nandu came home from daycare, and she told me that she yelled at Ryan, her classmate at school. I was concerned that she was getting too aggressive, and asked her why she yelled at him. She said she yelled at him because he told her that she doesn't have any brothers. I asked her what she said to him - A little flashback at this point might help: Nandu always asked me where her brother was, infact sometimes with that pitiable expression that melts my heart, she asks, "Where did my brother go?" like she had a brother and I sent him away somewhere. I think the need for a brother came from the fact that she had a lot of friends who had brothers. On those occassions, I used to be desperate to get her a brother even if I have to beg, borrow or steal. Anyway, since none of those options are appropriate by society standards, I would try to tell her that she has a sister, and it is Akka (Mohana). Coming back to the present, I was wondering if she told him that she has a sister, and it is Akka. She told me that she yelled at Ryan,and told him that she has 4 brothers, and they are, Nikhil (her little friend), Samyan and Mahitha (her cousins) and Akka :) I was thrilled that she no longer feels bad about not having a brother, and has made up her own brothers, although two of them are more like sisters.

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