Weekly Highlights

The other evening Bill and I returned from errands and decided to get dinner from the Clubhouse in our compound. Bill went to the gym and I went to order our food. In the dining area there was a table occupied by 5 Chinese folks. I am guessing it was mom, dad, grandma, grown daughter and possible son in law. They had already ordered their food and was awaiting its arrival. A man and little girl walked in before me and they were ordering while I reviewed the menu. My turn came and through my limited language skills, about equal to that of a 2 year old, I ordered our food for take away. Our typical order is Kungpao Chicken, Green Beans, Sweet and Sour tenderloin and rice. I walked to the gym area to talk with Bill while I waited on the food to be done. Bored with that I returned to the dining room to wait.

The family had received their meal as had the father and the little girl, I believe she was around 3 or 4 years old. As I watch the families, since open lurking is a sport in China and no one seems to be bothered by being blatantly watch.

The father is spoon feeding the girl. Okay, get her to try it. As a parent we have all been there, no, this is more like the kid will no feed herself at all. She cannot sit still either. I mean she is all over the place to the point that she is sitting more at my table then at her own and her father is well, okay with it. She keeps jumping up and running over to the table in the corner were the condiments are placed.
I watch this will a little irritation, it seems the kids in China for the most part are out of control. I feel that this is all due to the one child laws enacted in the 70's.

A couple has a child (one child) more then likely both set of grandparents are alive. The wife's parents are the one's that have the market on the grandbaby and will spend the remainder of their years doting on this child. The father's parents will do the same but it seems the wife's family is most active. So you have this one tiny person that has 4 adults at their bidding and more than likely 6. So this tiny undeveloped human has but to grunt and people are all over them trying to make life wonderful and perfect. This creates something of a demon child. I cannot tell you the number of kids I have witnessed have a good old fashioned hissy fit, I am talking stomping, screaming, I am gonna die tantrum. While the adults just watch and in many cases, laugh. Ha Ha Ha, my grandchild is being funny. Ha ha ha, isn't he cute. Jesus people, wake up.

This brings me to this little angel of delight in the dining room. Daddy or maybe grandpa (I really couldn't tell) is spoon feeding Angel and she is now folding herself in half and sticking her head under the table. I am thinking this is an improvement to the running back and forth chattering in her uncontrolled volume Chinese babble. I was so wrong...
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Angelic One is putting her head under the table so she can SPIT her food out on the floor. Daddy didn't get what she was doing....he is shoveling the food in faster...saying things like, "Good Girl, Yum Yum, Very Good. More More..." all the while she is smiling and showing him that it as all gone. Yeah, right.

The waitress brought out my bag a, I could not get out of there fast enough. By the time I left the food was nearly 4 inches high. I just want to smack her....

Polite disclaimer: Photos borrowed from bing.com