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Friday 12 October 2012

Unexpected Outbursts

When Daddy, Hendrik and I came home Monday noon time (08 October 2012, 12:20 p.m.) from Kinder Clinic after consulting Dr Lim about Hendrik’s stomach pains following his Children’s Day celebration at school, we were caught unaware of his angry outburst that happened:

Scenario – Hendrik tired from the long wait to see Dr Lim at the clinic; still having stomach pains due to the infection; didn’t have good night’s sleep for a couple of nights; hungry and have not eaten proper meals for 4 days. In other words, Hendrik was just exhausted.

Daddy was carrying Hendrik, and as soon as we entered the house's main door, he put him down and told Hendrik that he will just remove his shoes. Hendrik objected and whined to Daddy that he wanted to be carried still.  

Liam and Tita Leomie were eating lunch at the nearby table. When Liam heard Hendrik, he laughed at the idea that Hendrik wanted to be carried by his Dad and somewhat mimicked Hendrik’s words.

Hendrik shouted, ITS! NOT!! FUNNY!!!, pointing his finger to Liam.


This is not the only time that Hendrik had an outburst. Lola told me what she witnessed last Thursday (04 October) afternoon: 

Scenario – Hendrik in the living room after school. He used one of the sofas where he gathered and stacked the pillows one after the other. He got his toy cars and played in the area that he has arranged. 

Liam came out from his bedroom, walked towards him and asked him what he was doing. 

Hendrik said that he is playing and told Liam that he shouldn’t block his way. 

Liam did not listen and followed Hendrik whenever and wherever he moves his toy cars. 

Lola was sitting on the nearby sofa just listening and observing them. 

Hendrik told Liam to stay out and not to block his way several times. 

When Liam did not bother to listen to Hendrik’s appeals, Hendrik destroyed the stack of pillows and throwed them one by one on the floor towards the door. So as his toys and Lola’s pair of slippers that was near him. 

After scattering them on the floor, Hendrik walked fast to our bedroom, slammed the door and locked it. 

Lola picked up the scattered pillows and toys and put them back on the sofa as Hendrik arranged them. 

She then asked Hendrik to open the bedroom door and talked to him. Hendrik told her that he was angry because Liam did not listen to him. Lola gave Hendrik a hug and after their talk, she convinced him to play again in the living room. 

Hendrik found the pillows and toys already arranged on the sofa just the way he did before he threw them away. When he also saw that Liam was still there, he never hesitated to scatter them again on the floor and went back inside the bedroom and never went out that afternoon.



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