Setting Good Example
After seeing our neighbor having a dog named Orea, and yesterday, during Shichida class, we talk about good habits and good moral education, which have a few sentences about taking care of pet, Marina requested me to get her a pet.
I told her that in the first place, she is too young to take care of a pet, because, firstly, she do not tidy her room. Her table was always in a mess and each time, we pack and tidy up for her, she will mess it up within a few days.
Next, she was given a electronic pet during her birthday, she was excited initially, and now, she hardly play, nor feed, nor taking care of her electronic pet, Fina. Therefore, I told her, until she can tidy up her room and consistently taking well of her Fina, she cannot own one. Else, she will ill-treat the pet and ended up, daddy and mommy is the one that is taking care of it.
She was a little disappointed and accepted the refusal. However, she said if she can tidy up her place and taking care of her Fina, I will have to get her a pet. I agreed and wanted her to set good example to her brother Kent too.
In the evening CW was enjoying her rambutan. For convenien, she took a trash-basket and place it near her, so that she can dump the seeds and hask from the consumed rambutan. When she was done, she left the sofa and left the trash-basket there. Marina saw it and comment…
“Mommy, did not set a good example, she is not keeping the place tidy and clean…” Though, I jokingly replied, “That’s why your mommy do not have a pet…”, I was most surprised for her to comment on it and make me ponder of our action, an mirror to them.
We as parent, got to be careful of what we are imparting in our children.