I’m sure many adults have this phobia of going to the dentist, me included but Jordan has completely surprised me and my wife. He showed tremendous courage and positive attitude when we set him up with a dentist. We didn’t tell him it will not hurt but at the same time, we didn’t scare him off either. We just tell him to expect the worse and probably he will cry.
I took video of his first experience on the dentist chair. See my brave boy!
During this first session, he had 2 fillings done at the back of his mouth. Actually there were 5 fillings altogether but the dentist saw his hand gripping the arm rest so she told us she will continue with the other 3 during the next session. Fortunately Jordan was very brave and obediently sat on the chair again without any hesitation on the 2nd visit!
Dr Elaine Lee was also very supportive and talked Jordan through it. I think that helped calm his nerves in addition to the tv monitor showing cartoons right above him.
I was really inspired by this boy so on the 2nd time, I also sat on the chair to check mine, since my last visit more than half a year ago. Nasib no problem!
What about you? When was the last time you visited the dentist?
While driving home in the evening yesterday, Jordan saw the front page news of the bastard criminals that kidnapped a UMS student 2 days earlier. So we told him the story of why the man was in handcuffed, of course we toned it down so that it is rated “G” for general audiences.
His response was somewhat, sad in a way and funny also in a way. … anyway, here’s how it went after we told him the story.
Mommy: So, that is why you must always stick to mommy and daddy. Don’t talk to strangers because there are bad people in this world.
Jordan: Ohh.. because we live in an ugly world?
Daddy: Huh? Ugly world? Wah.. who taught you that word?
Jordan: My teacher lah.
Mommy: Your teacher told you it’s an ugly world? What were you learning that time?
Jordan: We learn the letter W. It’s for world. My teacher also said ugly world.
We just laughed a little. We can only assumed that the teacher was depressed, maybe after reading what happened to the victim.
The news today reported that the idiots kidnapped the girl apparently influenced after watching a Hong Kong movie.
“This happened after they watched Hong Kong movies where they saw the characters go drinking and then committing crimes,” Ab Razak told reporters after the state Security Council meeting here yesterday.
That’s a pathetic excuse. How many of us after watching a crime committed in a movie decided to follow it? They should be given extra 5 lashes just for being a moron.
In the Daily Express today, the police said they will “discuss” the possibility of setting up a permanent police station in Kingfisher in view of the rising crime occurences in the area. Aisey boss? Mau discuss lagi ka?
My wife and me are trying our best to control the amount of junk food that Jordan consumes. Not that it is banned totally but we allow him to grab some from the supermarket only as a reward or some sort. But probably he was yearning for some when he asked me the following in the car the other day,
Jordan: Daddy, can you buy super junk food for me?
Daddy: Huh? Super junk foood? What is that?
Jordan: I don’t know. Super junk food lah.
Daddy: What’s the difference if you eat junk food and super junk food?
Jordan: Junk food make you sick, super junk food not make you sick dat.
Daddy: Hmmmm…
Not really sure where he heard of these so-called super junk food but if there were ever was, I’m pretty sure they were made in Japan!
While on the bed, just before we go to sleep, we always ask Jordan to talk about his day. I guess it is always a good time, with no astro cartoon distracting him or flashing toys. Many of Jordan’s funny remarks also came out during this time.
Latest one was on Sunday night. He was telling us about Sunday school, which he has “qualified” to join this year now that he is 4 years old already. When Jocelyn asked what he’d learned that day, this was what he told us.
Jordan : My Sunday school teacher said Jesus is the light!
Mommy : Yes - that’s true. He’s the light of the world.
Jordan : Ya - so next time, when we have no current, Jesus become our light lah.
At this point, my wife and me were trying very hard not to burst out in laughter. I was up to the point where I had to cover my face with the blanket so as not to offend Jordan who was really serious about that statement. I laughed silently so hard, that tears came out. My wife was having a hard time to stop laughing too.
I’m not sure why both of us were “hit” so hard with that statement. Probably because of the almost-daily blackout at our house (kudos to the govt), that it has got into Jordan too.
Anyway, it’s true though, in time of darkness, we should look to Jesus as our light. During blackout though, probably we need to find a ‘glow in the dark’ Jesus figurine to stress Jordan’s point.
Jordan : Daddy, Mommy - do you call a group of little boys and girls “children”?
Me : Yes
Jordan : and “kids” also?
Me : Yes. However if they’re all boys only, you call them boys. If there are only girls, you call them girls. If there are boys and girls together, you can just call them “children” or “kids”.
Jordan : Ohh… but what if the boys pretend to be girls and the girls pretend to be boys? What do you call them?
Posted by Jeffrey on May 2, 2008.
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