Zara sometimes gets a bit manja (Malay : need affections), and she will start complaining she has pain every where so that I’ll kiss the pain away. Yesterday night was one of those times.<\/p>\n
While in bed, waiting for her to fall asleep.
\nZara : *turned to me* Mummy<\/span>
\nMe : *grogilly* Yes, Zara<\/span>
\nZara : Eyes. Paink paink<\/span>
\nMe : *turned to look at her, in the dark trying to check her eyes* Zara’s eyes pain pain?<\/span>
\nZara : *whined and rub her eyes* eyes, paink paink.<\/span>
\nMe : *took her hands away* You don’t rub your eyes! Let mummy check. *Checked and found nothing wrong* Never mind, Zara don’t rub your eyes any more. Mummy kiss kiss. Muak *then turned the other to try to sleep*<\/span>
\nZara : Mummy. Boh-dee paink paink.<\/span>
\nMe : *turned to her* Body pain pain now?<\/span>
\nZara : *smiled and pointed ot her body* Paink paink.<\/span>
\nMe : (realised she’s playing her ‘manja’ game) *kissed her tummy* Ok, mummy kiss kiss. Muak.<\/span>
\nZara : *pointed to her elbow* Eh-boh paink paink<\/span>
\nMe : *kissed her elbow* Muak. Where else pain pain?<\/span>
\nZara : *pointed to her knee* Knee paink paink<\/span>
\nMe : *kissed her knee* Muak. How come every where pain pain?<\/span>
\nZara : *pointed to her bum* Beh-sike, bum bum paink paink<\/span>
\nMe : (never mind, this is a good time for her to name the body parts) *kissed her bum* Muak. Your armpit pain pain or not?<\/span>
\nZara : *pointed to armpit* Ah-Pit paink paink *grinning*<\/span>
\nMe : *kissed her armpit* Muak. Your belly button pain pain?<\/span>
\nZara : *stuck her finger into her belly button* Buh-ton paink paink<\/span>
\nMe : *kissed her belly button*. Muak. Some more?<\/span>
\nZara : *pointed to her private part* Petpet paink paink *cheeky grin*<\/span>
\nMe : Eee. Petpet also pain pain? Ok ok, mummykiss. Muak. *Kiss her diaper*<\/span>
\nZara : *pointed to her ear* Eeyer paink paink<\/span>
\nMe : *kissed her ear* Muak. Wah, every where pain pain huh?<\/span>
\n…
\nAnd it continued, kissed her chin, her mouth, her feet, her hands, her nose, her head, her hair… It’s a bit like doing a revision on all the body parts she knows how to name. I have yet to teach her forehead, eye brow, shin, shoulder, but I guess we’ll soon get there, if she has this ‘pain attack’ often enough.<\/p>\n