Yeh Yeh and Clarissa

Children that has the love of their grandparents are such lucky children. Although I never experienced love and care from my parents, I always think that I am a lucky child, because at the time when I need them most, my grandparents were there to take me and my sister in. Although not all the memories were good as our family were very poor, I am still thankful that they brought us up and we wouldn't be what we were today without them.

In a way, Clarissa is luckier than me because she has got Daddy and Mommy, to love and care for her. But the unlucky part was, out of four grandparents, she only has one Yeh Yeh (Grandpa) left. Then, the lucky part again is, she has a chance to meet her great grandparents who treats her like a princess. 

In the eyes of her Yeh Yeh, she is everything. Yeh Yeh helps my maid to take care of her since she was a baby, and that is why she is very attach to him. Yeh Yeh also always give her everything she wants, irregardless of whether it is good or not for her. And Yeh Yeh sometimes drives Mommy nuts, because things that Mommy said no, Yeh Yeh will still do. Everytime things like this happens, I try to remind myself of a saying in Chinese - "Teaching a child is the responsibility of the parents, and pampering (in this case more on spoiling) the child is the responsibility of the grandparents."

Although she is so young, Clarissa cares a lot for her Yeh Yeh. Whenever we joked and say we will send Yeh Yeh to Godma's place because he is naughty, she will become all teary and beg us not to do it, because she doesn't want him to leave her. And everytime Yeh Yeh has appointment at the hospital, she will asked why he needs to go to the hospital, and what the doctor said. To her, Yeh Yeh is as important to her as much as she is to him.

Nevermind that Yeh Yeh upsets Mommy at times because he spoils her rotten! I may not be very nice to him at times like that, but deep down, I truly appreciates that he is there to help take care of her on a daily basis, sacrificing his mahjong session just to be at home, to ensure that she is well taken care of by the maid. I am also thankful that, although Clarissa has only one grandparent left, the love and care that she gets from Yeh Yeh alone is enough to compensate those who are no longer around.....