We CANNOT figure Yasmin out. After almost 4 years ... she is the most complex person ever. Sigh. With Yassy, she is only extremes. She is either extremely reserved and shy ... and on the flip side, she can be loud and with no inhibitions whatsoever. So imagine when her class teacher, during a recent parent-teaching meeting, said that Yasmin was "very quiet" in class, and "needed encouragement to be more assertive" ... we were gobsmacked! I couldn't help but exclaim, "I object!". No I didn't, but my reaction was certainly close to that. Whereas Johan just sat there, quietly smirking ... probably shooting arrows at me, myself and I. Not so fast Johan!
So apparently, Yassy's lovely class teacher sees only one side of Yassy (lucky her). And maybe it is a blessing (for us). I love Yassy with all my heart and maybe I'm just not suppose to figure her out but learn to accept (and appreciate) her as she is ... in all her 'Yassy kaleidoscopism'. So with her, I will ignite with anger, laugh out loud and, cry tears of joy and frustration ... all in 5 minutes. Oh Yassy ... there is and never will be a dull moment with you.
* Note - I wanted to take 1 photo to send to Johan but she completely missed the point of her 'time out', got all excited about posing that my 'punishment' all but failed miserably!
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| I gave her a 'time out' and what does she do ... party in the corner! |
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| I told her to face the corner! |
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| Just 2 minutes into the 'time out' she comes to me and starts posing ... |
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| I tell her "it's not FUNNY" but she has no fear |
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| See what I mean??? |
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| A princess she can never be ... |
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| A decrowned one at best! |
