A PICTURE THAT SAYS A THOUSAND WORDS Series

TO REMEMBER IS PAINFUL, TO FORGET IS IMPOSSIBLE.
Series 19

What is this? Oh what a memory!
You were about 4 years old when asked to go down to buy the newspaper. I looked around to make sure you were safe but I did not see you going to the newspaper’s stand. I checked and found you were still on the stairway, stunned and looking at this dead cockroach on your path, standing still, not moving an inch! Then only I knew that you are really repugnance on seeing any species of insects, especially cockroaches.

On your day out with your pre-school class to visit the Zoo, I have to write a letter to your teacher about how you would react whenever you see any insect no matter how small it is.

Whenever you were in your room or when you were going to bed, your eyes would wonder around to see whether there is any insect, be it crawling or flying in the room. If there is, you would shout for help, no matter what time it was and you would even stand on your bed. As usual I would always attend to it and you wanted to see to make sure that its killed or disposed off, if not you will not be satisfied and still wondering if it is still in the room. We used to place an insect repellent in your room, but if you were to use it, you would spray these insects until its wet and to make sure that it’s dead. I always reminded you not to spray the whole can!

Anytime you saw any insects in the house, I would always be your shield, which sometime we would laugh on seeing how you react! I used to say to you that the insects were too small compared to you, despite that, you still lose!