The latest big story in our house is our curtains.
Couple of days back, I was feeding Arya in the kitchen, while talking to his nanny. Suddenly we heard a small crash and saw that the curtain rods in front of our terrace had fallen down, bringing all the curtains down. (Well, my aunt sat on the curtains! But that is another story.)
I, my aunt, my maid and the nanny began talking about it. We were all calm and someone said that anyway we wanted to wash the curtains, etc. None of us overreacted or acted distressed.
This is when Arya got confused and all animated. It was a big thing for him it seems. He started talking in his language, making quick sentences, telling me with his hand pointed towards the place where the curtain rods were! He also pointed towards my aunt and started talking in a deeper voice and a frown. As if asking her why she did that! We were surprised. He continued the same thing over and over again, gesturing with his hand up in the air, meaning ‘Look what happened!’
We understood that he was upset. So we put away the rods and curtains. But this boy would play around for a few minutes and come back there muttering about the missing curtains. Yes, it was his play spot behind the curtains. And the curtains are beautiful and change the ‘look’ of our living room significantly. Maybe he just knows what-is-where in the house and doesn’t want it to be changed.
And just yesterday we had a security door fitted to our main entrance. It is an iron door – brown in color. Arya liked the men who came for fitting it, and loved the din they were making. He even loved the new door, going to it again and again while playing.
In a way he was telling us that he is familiar with his house and doesn’t want it to change so fast.
He has a mind of his own and doesn’t want to be taken for granted.
Couple of days back, I was feeding Arya in the kitchen, while talking to his nanny. Suddenly we heard a small crash and saw that the curtain rods in front of our terrace had fallen down, bringing all the curtains down. (Well, my aunt sat on the curtains! But that is another story.)
I, my aunt, my maid and the nanny began talking about it. We were all calm and someone said that anyway we wanted to wash the curtains, etc. None of us overreacted or acted distressed.
This is when Arya got confused and all animated. It was a big thing for him it seems. He started talking in his language, making quick sentences, telling me with his hand pointed towards the place where the curtain rods were! He also pointed towards my aunt and started talking in a deeper voice and a frown. As if asking her why she did that! We were surprised. He continued the same thing over and over again, gesturing with his hand up in the air, meaning ‘Look what happened!’
We understood that he was upset. So we put away the rods and curtains. But this boy would play around for a few minutes and come back there muttering about the missing curtains. Yes, it was his play spot behind the curtains. And the curtains are beautiful and change the ‘look’ of our living room significantly. Maybe he just knows what-is-where in the house and doesn’t want it to be changed.
And just yesterday we had a security door fitted to our main entrance. It is an iron door – brown in color. Arya liked the men who came for fitting it, and loved the din they were making. He even loved the new door, going to it again and again while playing.
In a way he was telling us that he is familiar with his house and doesn’t want it to change so fast.
He has a mind of his own and doesn’t want to be taken for granted.
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