Elsie emailed auntie bonnie on 1 May asking her about suggestions on her school project.
It's amazing to see how much initiative Elsie has taken to connecting with, asking for help, learning from and etc. from her buddy auntie. When I received Elsie's email, I felt she almost treats me as her mentor. Moreover, she is not afriad to exposure her work to ready for my comments.
I felt one important element to have created this happending is part of her life is already connected with me. Since last outing with Elsie together with Michelle and Dcous, she bought a Chinese book (三國演義). She told me that she wants to use the Easter Holiday to well prepare for a school project about that particular topic. Then, I saw in few occasions that she was reading the book with great interest. Now she has completed her project, she thinks of me to ask for comments and (I think) also to sharing what she has done for the last month with her endeavor.
She knows I'll be there to support her though I am not her mother or living together with her. Yes, I do, I really do. She likes to hearing my comments may be because she values my opinion (being objective and/or different from what usually her mother said????). Or she has already learnt that God's Kingdom is also part of her family in her growth where she can open herself to asking for help and comments without fear.
Elsie is only 11 years old. I found at her same age as my daughter Michelle, Elsie is more mature. She is girl in a stage of building her own self-identity, self-reliance (positive way) and how to connect herself, her thoughts with the outside networks.
It's indeed a wonderful experience to me that I have not experieced from my own daughter. Thanks again God for giving me this opportunity in which my life is enriched. Amen!
I am excited that I will see Elsie this Friday for our monthly dating. She came forward to me last Sunday to asking for a confirmation. What a wonderful girl!
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