I created an album each for the girls for their 1st year. Last night, Zaria wanted to look at hers, so we flipped through hers together. Some of the photos that stirred them emotionally.

Zara : *pointed to the above photo* What’s this?
Me : That’s Zaria. The photo is taken when she was still in mummy’s stomach
Zara : Why is she brown?
Me : (aiyo, what to say?) Err. It’s just how the photo turned out. Maybe b’cos she’s surrounded by water in my stomach.
Zaria : That’s me? I’m a brown baby?
Me : Ya, that’s you.
Zaria : *lips curled downwards* I don’t want to be a brown baby!
Me : Ok ok.. we look at other photos. Don’t look at this one.

*flip flip*

Zara : *pointed to the photo* Oh.. look at Zaria, she’s so cute!! So chubby. Oh… now she’s so big *full of affection*

*flip flip*

Me : *pointed to the photo* Hey, Zaria, look. Last time you were so brave, you dare to swim in the pool yourself. How come now you need to hold on to mummy?
Zaria looked at the photo, her lips started to curl down, then tears started falling.
Me : Hey, what’s wrong?
Zaria : *pointing at the bottom middle photo* I’m drowning. I’m drowning. Waaaaaaaa..
Me : (surprised why it made her so emotional) You were not drowning.
Zaria : *tears still flowing* You see or not, I’m crying. I’m drowing. Look.
Me : (quick! Find an excuse) You were not drowning. We wanted to go home already but you still wanted to swim, so you cried.
Zaria seemed to be thinking about my answer, and stopped crying until she saw this..

Zaria : *her mouth curled further down, and big drops of tears flowed down* “WAAAAAAAAA!!! I want my daddy. I want my daddy.
(Daddy has been out on work trip whole of this week)
Me : (aiyo) You missed your Daddy?
Zaria : *nodded and continued to cry and sob* “Uhgh..Huh huh”
Me : I call Daddy then?
Zaria : *shook her head* “I don’t want. WAAAAAAAAAAA”
Me : *quickly called Daddy* “Eh, your daughter miss you very much la, saw your photo then started crying. You talk to her. *passed the phone to Zaria*
Zaria : *took the phone and listened* “sob sob”
Daddy : ….. (don’t know what he said)
Zaria : *nodded her head* “WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.”
Daddy : …..
Zaria : *nodded her head some more, then gave me the phone* “WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. I don’t want to talk any more.”
Me : *took back the phone* Aiyo, never mind. See you tomorrow, let me calm her down first.
Zara : *sadly* I also miss my daddy you know. He’s so fun. (ok, ok, I know, I’m not as fun as Daddy).
Zaria : *looked at Zara* “WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.”
Me : Never mind, never mind. Tomorrow Daddy coming back already. (Alleluia!)
Me : We sleep now, tomorrow wake up, go to school, come home, take nap, then Daddy is home. Ok? Come lets go to bed now.

The End.