Tuesday, August 25, 2009

No no no...and no

Baby Oliver, mama and papa went back to baby Oliver's 嫲嫲 house for dinner just now. Here below is the conversation between mama and 嫲嫲 :

嫲嫲 : ..i bought 2 packets of biscuits for 乐乐 to eat, the bakery shop said is very good for kids to eat one, later remember to bring back hor!
mama : orh.. (quietly take up the packet of biscuit and check the ingredients..eggs, sugar, honey, potato starch, coconut milk....)

嫲嫲 : ..give something to keep him entertain lah, give him eat the apple!
mama : ..ehhh, no...no need, he already eaten 1 apple just now
嫲嫲 : ..aiyah don't worry lah, he won't be able to bite or swallow it coz the apple is very hard one.
mama : ..eh, no..really nooo。。。 need..!

嫲嫲 : ..take the potato from the ABC soup that i boiled and feed 乐乐
mama : ..oh, no need, coz he already had porridge just now at babysitter there
嫲嫲 : ..give him eat somemore lah, potato is very good one and i have boiled the soup since morning leh, very tasty one!
mama : ..hmm...no and can not, coz you have added salt in the soup and we haven't let 乐乐 eat any food with salt or sugar yet.
嫲嫲 : ..i didn't put salt lah, i only put soy sauce mah...and baby must eat food with salt or sugar one, if not the food is so tasteless, how can he eat?!
mama : ..errr...really no need...!!

嫲嫲 : ..then peel some roasted duck meat for 乐乐 to eat, is tasty and good
mama : ..err....(yes again)...no need, is ok, he is already full
嫲嫲 : ..aiyah, duck meat very good leh, u must let him eat some meat mah, he must learn how to chew food what...
mama : ...noooop, i did give him eat meat, but not roasted one yet...so, no...!!!
嫲嫲 : ........

嫲嫲 used her fingers (she just done praying and did not wash her hands) to take few rice from the rice bowl and : ..乐乐 come, eat this rice...
mama : ..ohhh no no no...no rice yet!!!

.....finished dinner, time to go home, at the door step;

嫲嫲 : ..eh, wait, take some fruits and the 2 packets of biscuits back home
mama : ..ahhh ya...1 packet is enough
嫲嫲 : ..aiyah, take all lah, can let 乐乐 slowly eat mah
mama : ...no no no, 1 packet is enough, the other packet can keep for 乐乐 cousin sister
嫲嫲 : ..ok lah ok lah...

In mama's heart was thinking : "my dear mum-in-law, i am so sorry that i have to reject whatever you want to give baby Oliver to eat. I did give meat for baby Oliver to eat but not duck meat or any roasted meat yet; add sugar and salt in the food? yes, but not now; other unhealthy food, yes, also not now....not until when he is 1 year's old or older.."

Is this mama being too paranoid or just over reacted? A friend of mama ever said that nowadays those daughter-in-laws who read a lots on how to take care of baby tends to have more conflicts with their mother-in-law....somehow is true, but ultimately all mothers just want to ensure that their babies 'eat right' and grow up healthy, right?!


"Mama...can i eat the sweets or chocolates??"


"No??..okie, i eat my pacifier then..."


2 comments:

Ah Loo said...

hehe...the 嫲嫲 is very good enuf even for so many times of reject.

Oliver Yeow said...

yes, she's not angry coz i rejected her in a very nice way, hhaha..but anyway, i should feel lucky that my MIL is not those nasty type :)