Random thoughts (contd)
18 Aug 2008 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: children, perso
I volunteered at a Buddhist activity in South London over the weekend. I am so so thankful that I went – the activity was a lot of fun but if I am completely honest, the main reason was that I got a chance to meet R. She was lovely and from Wales – where I started practising and lived for more than 6 years. My first home in this country. Always always brings back good memories for me now.
R told me about my friend C, who I was getting really really worried about. He was not responding to my calls, emails, texts, was not posting anything on his blog. I guessed the reason for his disappearance and had a vague idea, but just to get some information from R about him was very reassuring. Hope you are back on the blogosphere soon, C.
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I got a haircut over the weekend and boy was it cheap. About a fourth (actually slightly more than a fourth) cheaper than my usual posh salon. Agreed, it was for a trim and so the old posh salon style could be easily adhered to. Still. I was so in shock when I walked out of the door that I ran off quicker than usual, lest they came and chased me to pay up the difference, shattering my illusions about how cheap it was. But it really was that price – how do I know ? Because like a fool, I got home and called them to check that they charged me the right price. I know, conscientious silly me. The look on R’s face was priceless when I told him the cost – because obviously when I got home, I asked him to guess and he being he, started off from a high figure higher than my usual salon price, so as to not upset me. The look on his face when I proudly told him to guess lower was quite funny and so worth going to that place. Its also a lot closer to home, which makes it easier to get to. (and probably cheap too because I dont live in fashionable central London)..
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K had her first official mini-tantrum yesterday. She was being good as gold during a Buddhist meeting in my house yesterday – quietly playing with her beads, sitting next to me, smiling at people and overall being very good for more than an hour and a bit. But it takes so little to disturb that fragile balance, doesnt it ? A member was having difficulty finding the correct entrance to my building and I had to go downstairs to let him in. Obviously I could not have gone without the little one and so I took her along. We let him in and as soon as we came back up, she was so so annoyed and started screaming. Thankfully not continuously but enough to voice her displeasure loud and clear. Any attempt at anybody else taking her from me to take her down again was met with louder screams. Eventually I had to take her down and only then did she quieten down fully.
My father interpreted the reason for her tantrum correctly later and I am in agreement with him – she was really annoyed at not being taken for her evening stroll. The fact that I went downstairs but did not take her out of the building annoyed her even more. As soon as I took her down for about 10-15 minutes around the building, she was back to her normal self. I could feel myself getting really angry and almost wanting to smack her, but I restrained myself. I so need to build my patience reserves, before the terrible two’s phase kicks in.
