have i gone too far?
Written by beeber on May 24, 2007 – 11:22 am -So my dad taught me this trick about objects that kids shouldn’t touch. When my lovely niece was just a wee child, she once asked to play with a knife. My dad wanted to let her know that it wasn’t a toy. But we all know the power of a child’s curiosity! So, he gently poked her with the sharp end of the knife and told her that it was “dangerous” and wasn’t something that she would ever want to play with.
anZel showed the same curiosity about knives lately. He has seen us cut fruits with it. Naturally he would want to be part of this action. So I did the same thing that my dad did. When I asked again if he wanted the knife, he gladly said no. Yesterday, I had to use a knife to cut his pears (a plastic spoon won’t do the job, mum!). He seemed to remember that knives weren’t all that great but wasn’t sure. So he asked for it again. I hold up the knife and asked if he really wanted to play with it. He was puzzled. Then he curled his lips and tears filled his eyes. He reached both of his hands out to me asking for a hug. I felt so bad. I hugged him and he kept padding my back. 