成长轨迹

周末爸爸开车去了Michigan，开始了新的工作。这段时间孩子跟爸爸多，当妈的突然自己一个人带孩子，发现cynthia一下子变成大孩子了。有空记下孩子的一些点滴，留下些回忆。

1. Tara

邻居夫妻两人在UN工作，travel很多，拜托我们照顾家里的两岁小猫Tara.当妈的从小怕pet,喂猫的任务就由爸爸和Cyn承担了。邻居交代，傍晚叫猫进家的时候要Ta~~Ra~~ in a singing tune.这周爸爸走了，只好妈妈硬着头皮上。一进邻居家，就让Cynthia赶快带Tara到living room玩，然后老妈到厨房给猫换水，换食。Cynthia人小胆大，教育妈妈，Mom, look, let Tara smell your hands, that's how she knows you。还一颗一颗拿着猫食送到Tara嘴里，跟Tara追着跑玩。

这天幼儿园一个老师休假，换另外班的老师，真巧名字也叫Tara. 老妈赫然听见娃叫老师,Ta~~Ra~~in an extremely sloooow singing tune.

2. cleaning the house

爸爸走了以后，Cynthia很快察觉出爸爸妈妈的不同，
Mom, I miss daddy. My daddy makes many mistakes, but he is very funny. My mom is doing cleaning all day and (all) night. I am sooo bored.

Mom, guess why you have to do cleaning all the time? 我说, why? cyn答曰，coz my daddy and I don't want to do it!

Mom, guess what I am going to do when I grow up and have my own house? 继续迷惑中，Cyn继续解惑，I am going to MESS it up!

3. 可怜的bi-lingual娃

好多父母认为双语娃流利说两种语言很自然，到咱家就不那么容易了。老妈最近坚持多跟cyn说中文，试图把她只说英语的习惯掰过来。娃每次回答中文问题都要想半天，看着闺女欲言又止，把答案几乎要咽下去，替娃急。想不通这有什么难。

今天晚饭，cyn吃的差不多了，我问“吃饱了没有？” 娃冥思苦想，我repeat,娃憋了半天,吐出个“No.”老妈想，真难得，平时都是吃几口就饱。继续给娃添饭，娃站起来就走，我揪过来，“不是没吃饱吗？怎么不吃了，再问你，吃饱了吗？” 娃继续思考中，老妈也没耐心了，开始用习惯了的英文版“are you still hungry?” 娃，干脆的说 “No!!! I am fuuull”. 突然反应过来，在我看来identical的一个问题的中文和英文问法，表达同一个答案居然一个应该说 yes, 一个应该说no. bi-lingual娃，同情一把。

4. sweet girl

娃看问题很postivie,嘴巴很甜。对于回答who is your best friend, D or L?之类的问题，永远只有一个答案： both D and L are my best friend. 最喜欢吃pizza mushroom。没错，就是冻pizza,烤的时候放上好多好多蘑菇，再撒上grated Parmesan cheese.烤好后只吃mushroom.如果是thin and crispy的pizza,也能吃几口。这天吃了这个，娃夸张的大叫，mom, thank you thank you thank you. this is the most delicious food never ever in the whole big wide world!

4. 18 or 3?

娃说长大就长大，很多时候说话成熟的很。老妈在网上看想给娃买双sneaker,指着上面鞋的picture问，do you like this style? 娃答曰， does that have my size? 老妈不敢小瞧，good thinking, are you 18 or 3? 娃很自信，three, but i am not a baby any more, I am a Biiiiig girl.

5. you are not my friend any more.

娃和幼儿园的D好的穿一条裤子。在家里也是，要给D做birthday cake, 要给D一个artwork.这天回家，跟我说, mom, when I was very little, D pushed me when we play, I didn't push back. But I told her, you are not my friend any more. 这以后几天，娃对这个句式很喜欢。洗澡冲头发，弄到眼睛里了，大叫，i don't like it, you are not my mom any more，but i am still your daughter!