Chella kutty.. 15 da! You continue to amaze us, our pride and joy!
Right now, you have two diametrically opposite personalities. One, where you are a spoilt brat, impulsive, slightly lazy and inconsiderate and the other where you are amazingly considerate, kind, mature beyond your years, very perceptive and see the big picture like nobody! We never know which version we would get at any point in time and get very confused how to prepare to react!
Most adults who have a conversation with you are always impressed and make it a point to let us know how articulate, smart and impressively distinct you are. Not a version we as parents get to see most times. But then you specifically say you reserve your worst elements for us- since you feel you can explore those feelings only with us as back up! Not sure we enjoy it though!
You plan your own studies, you take responsibility and accountability for the results and you have a future plan mapped out- with back up plans. The fitness bug has bitten you and this holiday you went on a one hour non stop swimming marathon each day for 15 days to tone up and tone up you did. You are more conscious of making healthy choices and having a protein and fibre in every meal. You really do like salads as long as they have some cold pasta in them! (The birthday sugar overload let the preteen R peep a bit though!). Learning to do some simple cooking may have something to do with it.
This summer, appa was travelling for 3 weeks and I was unwell. I said I could not get groceries as I did not have any money withdrawn. You took your choir money, walked over to get the groceries and surprised me! You tried your best to do the household chores - though the lack of punctuality did my head in!
You are now at Grade 7 singing, having done and dusted Grade 8 LAMDA . Grade 8 Trinity is due soon. Silver Do*fe is done as well. You are thoroughly enjoying your choir and this coming year which is critical for you, you only want to focus on these. Badminton, CCF etc are going on a pause, once again. As always, if you feel like you are not enjoying it - you do not want to pursue it. This is, as I have said, very different to my philosophy - which is to push yourself till the end, irrespective of whether you enjoy it or not. But of course, you are not me - in fact, not at all ! :)
You still have your joie de vivre and it is difficult for you to stay angry or sad or frustrated for long. There is no ' not talking' with you. You think it is pointless for people not to talk to each other - no matter how cross they may be with one another.
The tenerife trip I took you and your friend V to is your best core memory this year and despite a very enjoyable Turkey trip with 7 other families, this turned out to be your favourite. You gifted me a chocolate box with your choir money for having taken you on the trip.
There are so many people who are fond of you and a few who love you so much and care for you so much, but you take it all as matter of fact - as in - of course, I am R, I am so loveable - aren't I? (!!)
You most definitely are R, to know you is to love you thangame!
May you stay blessed for all the years to come and may you also come to cherish and appreciate more, all the love and blessings that surround you.
Continue to spread your light and joy kannamma.
Love you to the moon and back chella kutty.
Lots of love,
Amma
