This morning since I have to teach the Diploma class at 8 am, I went to the office a bit later than usual. Usually I bath Adam myself and then send him to his baby sitter. This morning he woke up and asked for his daddy. When I told him daddy went to work, he started crying. This has been a routine since last 2 weeks. He cried again when I put on my uniform...though he understand that mommy has to go to work, this time around he said, "Adam nak ikut mommy work". Then I asked him, "Kenapa nak ikut mommy, Adam boleh stay dengan mama (his baby sitter) and play dengan abg Irfan and baby Kasih kan?". He keep on geleng kepala and said, "Kasih kacau Adam, Irfan kacau Adam...tak nak".

I notice his behavior ni ada pattern. Masa mula-mula I hantar dia to his baby sitter, dia memang buat perangai menangis non stop, pujuk tak nak sampaikan his baby sitter ended up dukung or riba dia sepanjang hari. Then bila dia dah 2 tahun, dia dah okay, boleh sesuaikan diri dengan seorang lagi budak yg dijaga mamanya...boleh main sama and communicate nicely la...then when I thought he is all grown up and a bit independent...he does that perangai again...it started when he got high fever la. He becomes so dependent and cranky and moody...and we thought sebab dia tak sihat jadinya memang perangai pun 'kurang' sihat sikit la...but even now pun, walaupun poo poo dia masih lembik (pardon me if you're reading this while eating okay), rasanya Adam dah sihat. Yang peliknya, manja dia tu bertambah pula...langsung tak nak ditinggalkan hatta when we have 'to go' sekalipun.

Since my term paper I'm writing and presenting is about education for pre-school children..I'll have to do some background study on children development also. I'm curious really to know why these patterns of behavior exist. Insyaallah will share with everybody when I finalized my writing. Kadang-kadang I am amuse bila tengok susah payah dia berusaha nak bagi I naik angin. Suka dia test level kesabaran mommy dan daddy. Of course la..daddy punya patience level memang tahap professional la..mommy tak mampu nak tandingi. Nowadays if I marah dengan dia, I will not give him the satisfaction by screaming angrily. I'll just keep quiet and ignore him. Adam suka bersembang dengan I..tanya itu ini and when I stop answering his questions, mula la dia cebik-cebik nangis..know his mommy is ignoring him...baru tau nak say 'sorry' and 'please'. Daddy pula bila mommy diam..mula la giat anak terunanya....haaa..itu satu lagi behavioral pattern tu..suka menyakat!!!