Shopping Groceries with Lois

While waiting for Daddy Paul to fetch us at the mall, I decided to do some grocery shopping with Lois. I ran out of cash so it's credit card payment once again. Go for credit card freebies! BPI's running this free Greenwich meal for every P1000 credit card transaction and I'm making sure my purchases for the day reach that mark. However, Lois was eye-ing the donuts outside the supermarket.

“Mommy ran out of cash. If you really want the donuts, let's go ask Daddy to buy you one when he gets here?” I tried to explain to her clearly.

I was able to distract her with pushing the grocery cart. When we passed by the oats aisle, she started noticing the free kiddie cereals that go with it. “But Lois, they are so big! Look, it's a kilo of oats. Let's look for something that's smaller, okay?”

Luckily, she agreed. “Sige, sige! Small lang ha. (Ok, ok. Something small, ok?)”

So on we go to more purchases, Lois was still in search of her small treat. When we got to the pastries section, I asked her if she wants a cupcake. She was not interested so I just let her explore the shelves. By the time we got to the chips and sweets part of the supermarket, she was already delighted. “I want Jojo's, Mommy.” She calls Knick Knacks Jojo because there's a clown drawn on the plastic, reminds her of Disney's Jojo Circus. Then she started getting two packs, a big and a small one.

“This one is for me, this is for Baby 2.” She told me.

“Only one, Lois. Baby 2 cannot eat chocolates yet. Which one will you choose?” I reminded her. Then she went for the small pack. I was so proud of Lois! Was she really so sweet thinking of her baby brother?

I'm a big girl, Daddy!

While having a meal, Daddy Paul held out a glass of Coke for Lois to sip in. “Ako na lang Daddy, big girl na ko e. (I can do it, Daddy. I'm a big girl already.)”

Small helper
I read that in order to teach children responsibility, altruism and caring, allow kids to do small jobs. Testing this, I asked Lois to join me washing some clothes. “Pahingi ng sabon, Mommy. (Give me some soap, please, Mommy.)” She seemed to enjoy the water and the bubbles.

“I'm already finished, Lois. Would you still want to wash those clothes?”

“Dito lang ako, Mommy. Laba-laba lang ako. (I'll just wash here, Mommy.)