Every now and then, whenever someone tries to kiss the lil one, the MIL or the Mak Tok (if she's around) shall be ready to dispense (hmm, spew forth seems more like it) the don'ts and the don'ts of kissing a baby, or any of the baby's body parts. She has a way of pouncing on you when she thinks you're doing something when you're actually not, and won't let you go without yet, another stern warning. And she would certainly will not fail to remind you again - and again - about those forbidden behaviour as we adults sometimes have the proclivity to forget.
So, what rules has she imposed on us?
1. Dont kiss the baby's mouth - she'll be slow at learning to speak
2. Dont kiss the baby's hand - she'd grow up with a liking to beg
3. Dont kiss the baby's foot - she'll grow up with no manners, and likes to kick people
4. Dont kiss the baby's navel - she'll grow up to be a tart or a slut (yikes! scary)
And the biggest No-No, ultimate, most mind-boggling, most-offending rule of all:
5. NEVER kiss or smell the baby's bum or diaper
I am either too amused or too grossed out to ask or listen to the rationale of this one at all.
Why Mak Tok, is it because my poo poo smells
like your nice fish-curry that Momma can say no to?
Saturday, May 06, 2006
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6 comments:
so what body part does that leave?? looks like my babe's future will be bleak! :/
Oh dear, I kiss Naufal all over! And I especially love to blow on his tummy to make those "farting sounds" that absolutely tickles him!
Naufal - a slut? Yikes!!!!! :p
Wow! When I grow up, I wanna be just like our elders and come up with my own silly rules for my grandkiddies, like "no kissing the right ear, only the left, otherwise my kid will grow up to be on the wrong side of Brokeback Mountain." ;)
I mean, look at all the rules now. Seems like they can predict the future. cool!! Not even Gandalf can do that. :D
methinks we shouldnt be too worried about these old wives tales. Most of 'em dont make sense anyway.
*whisper* I broke all the baby kissing rules except for the last one
i think the last one is the most important! to know whether its time to change diapers or not! :)
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