My late cousin's young daughter is getting more and more difficult to handle. Almost every day when she returns from school, she has a new demand and I am saying "demand" because it is becoming like what Wei Wei wants, what Wei Wei gets. Yes, it is THAT bad. Well, what to do? I think my aunt, her grandmother, is giving in too much to her but we really can't fault her considering her unfortunately circumstances.
Just the other day, she came home with a poster of Boxer breed pictures. Now, for the past couple of months, she has asked for and was given, a pair of spectacles, a bicycle and a computer. These may be "normal" things for a school going kid but she is only ten years old and her eyes are perfectly fine and she doesn't even know how to ride a bike. The only problem is that her friends have them and SHE MUST too.
I am not sure if she knows that dogs come with heavy responsibilities. Dogs are not like a bicycle or spectacles where she could chuck aside if she doesn't like them but I suspect that no matter what, she is going to have her way, just like all the other items that she forced her grandmother to buy even though they could hardly afford it.
Before long, I know I would get a phone call that she already has a new dog in the house. I guess I would have to make time to go over to teach her all about dog responsibilities. The only thing I wish for is that she will listen to me and remember what I teach her. Dogs are cute when they are young but when they have lost their cuteness as they grow older, I do not want Wei Wei to pass the daily caring of her dog to the grandparents. Since she wants the dog, she has to care for it, plain and simple.
Just the other day, she came home with a poster of Boxer breed pictures. Now, for the past couple of months, she has asked for and was given, a pair of spectacles, a bicycle and a computer. These may be "normal" things for a school going kid but she is only ten years old and her eyes are perfectly fine and she doesn't even know how to ride a bike. The only problem is that her friends have them and SHE MUST too.
I am not sure if she knows that dogs come with heavy responsibilities. Dogs are not like a bicycle or spectacles where she could chuck aside if she doesn't like them but I suspect that no matter what, she is going to have her way, just like all the other items that she forced her grandmother to buy even though they could hardly afford it.
Before long, I know I would get a phone call that she already has a new dog in the house. I guess I would have to make time to go over to teach her all about dog responsibilities. The only thing I wish for is that she will listen to me and remember what I teach her. Dogs are cute when they are young but when they have lost their cuteness as they grow older, I do not want Wei Wei to pass the daily caring of her dog to the grandparents. Since she wants the dog, she has to care for it, plain and simple.
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