Chronicles contd

Us. Time flies

He says the most unexpected things and his favourite word is "actually (he pronounces akchulli) when he wants to drive home his point.

Kaoranu is not just a child, he is the child of my old age. I say this because at twenty seven I was done having children and so when at thirty five it happened again I felt like a grandma.

He took all my senses that I sometimes feel dumb. He speaks like an adult and it both funny and weird.

Some of his questions throw one off balance. The other day he said to me "mummy what do you want to be when you grow up?" I had thought of it for a few minutes before it occurred to me that there was no more growing up to do. I looked at him in a funny manner and he rephrased his question "I mean what more do you want to be?" Is this not really six?

I told him that I wanted to be very rich and his next question completely embarrassed me. "Is that all you want to be" I'm still thinking of the right answer to his question till date.

He once said to a sister's boyfriend, "I don't like you because you are not good for my aunty". I'm sure the young lovebirds still think I asked him to say that.

Recently he said to me that his friend who is a girl embarrassed him and when I asked him why he said that she told everyone who cared to listen that he was her boyfriend. Hahaha!

Fastfoward to his birthday, I told him that we needed to keep a piece of cake for his friend and his opinion was totally unforseen. He objected to it and said that if he gave her a piece of his birthday cake then it would seem like he was really her boyfriend. 

How do I convince Kaoranu that a piece of cake does not mean a commitment, for crying out loud it's not an engagement ring.

I was away from him for a few days and he had  a hard time with a good friend who accepted to take care of him at the time. I scolded him over the phone on a particular night for crying and not being able to sleep.

This happened a week ago but today as I gave him a bath he asked yet another question. "Mummy do you know why I cried while you were away?" Nope was my response. I cried because I love you." Me: I remember, you told me". 

Kaoranu never stops at one question like most of his peers "mummy how much do you love me?" "I love you so much that I can do anything to make you happy".."so why did you scold me for crying even though I told you that it was because I love you and was missing you?".

I explained to him that I needed him to be strong and then asked him how much he loved me. My KaoranunaChukwudimma said to me "Mummy I love till infinity and nothing can be greater than infinity". "I love you more than you love me mummy". I had to keep myself from crying

Kaoranu I love you more than infinity and I pray that you will live long in happiness, good health of mind and body. May nothing especially a woman spoil our love story. Above all may nothing separate you from the love of the Almighy God. In fact I pray that you become a priest.