I ROAR!!!!

Kids say the darnest things!!!

I really really agree but it depends on what your kid has read or heard.

Damien's been always running away from us when he sees stuff that interest him. So what I always do when he doesn't respond to me is to 'hide from him'. I wanna see what he will do and how long it takes to realise that we are not with him. Actually I want him to learn to see where we are and seek permission before he runs off........but no such luck so far.

This day we were at J8 and as usual, the moment D spots the mentos machine, he runs over without a care for us. We stood at the entrance and waited for him as there was a good crowd and I didn't wanna lose sight of him while still be able to be partly hidden by the crowd.
There was an old lady n 2 of her grandkids at the machine too and when D realised that he couldn't find us, I saw him talk to the old lady. N I really mean it, D talk to the old lady who I must say I regard as a VERY mean old lady.
Becos as ppl who have kids or grandkids for the matter, when you know a little kid is lost and he talks to you, what would you do?? I for 1 would help the kid look around and keep him with me till his parents come or pass him to someone responsible.
The old lady?? She would rather not talk to D at all and I saw her lips move, not sure if she was even replying him but she continued looking at the candy machine. Okie enough abt unkind ppl.

Then D spotted me when I called for him and he ran over. Know what he proudly told me???
" Mummy, I cannot find you just now and i ROAR!!"
"You did WHAT??" I asked, hoping I heard wrongly.
"I ROAR, becos I cannot find you." smiling proudly.

I looked for a book in the library few mths ago to find a book. Hoping it would make D worried abt getting lost and what he should do in any case it happened to him, since he has started his disappearing acts.
Well call me lazy cos once I found the book titled "I'm LOST", I just took it and borrowed it.

And when we read through the book at home, it was about a little bear who got lost when he wondered from home. And what did the bear do to get back home??
He ROARED.............and so did my Little D.
And the Mama bear roared back so little bear followed her roar home. But dun expect this Mama D to roar back to her Little D.