Note

An enigmatic note that somehow shows up in K-Pop's pocket. Edifying message.

No prizes for guessing who the "mysterious author" is.

Not Confirmed

A couple of weekends ago, the K-folks went to a Parenting Seminar hosted by our church. Uncle Calvin and Aunt Christina (a.k.a. Xiao Jiu and Xiao Ah-Yi) generously came by to babysit during that time. At one point, the following text exchange transpired between Uncle Calvin and K-Pop:

You read that right. Out of an abundance of caution given the chilly weather, Uncle Calvin wisely asks K-bao put on some warm pants, and reinforces his authority by texting first for parental confirmation.

After said confirmation is given by K-Pop, somehow the little one sneaks away her Uncle's phone, manages to read the text exchange, and in her contrarian mischievousness types: "Not confirmed. Kaylajordanhumomanddad." And then a bunch of euphemistic gibberish to express her frustration at having to change out of her pretty dress.

The Parenting Seminar did indeed address how parents should deal with rebels, but what about supremely cute and literate ones?

Queen of the World

While not yet exposed to James Cameron's Titanic (and hopefully a long ways off from being exposed), young K-bao has one or two things in common with mischievous and adventure-seeking Jack Dawson.

A few months back K-bao figured out how to climb on top of a nearby playground structure. The structure clearly wasn't built for climbing and the maneuver required some precarious balancing. Of course, as soon as she made it up there, she spent the rest of the afternoon shouting self-aggrandizing things from her elevated perch.

She now regularly frightens grownups and children alike by scampering up and down the roof whenever she spends time at the park. Occasionally she inspires some followers, as she did below.

No Good

K-Pop left the girls for a moment to brush their teeth, trusting K-bao to set a good example for her little sister.

A moment later, he returned to what appeared to be a great deal of rambunctiousness and not very clean teeth.

"What are you up to?" demanded K-Pop.

"No good," replied K-bao matter-of-factly. She then made up a little rebellious chant on the spot.

Wet Sandals

2 years ago on K-bao's first visit to Hawaii, at age 2, she thought it would be awfully funny to steal K-Pop's slippers and throw them into the Pacific Ocean. Below is the clip, from 2011, of a dumbfounded K-Pop trying to talk sense into a gleeful and unrepentant 2-year-old K-bao. (Upon review, K-Pop's authority was undoubtedly undermined by the silly hat he was wearing.)



Over the weekend at Stinson beach, now two years later, those good memories came flooding back to her. Which resulted in the below shenanigans.

Has anyone seen as mischievous a face as what K-bao displays in the first 10 seconds of the below?

Deflation

K-bao was trying to argue for a later bedtime today so she could play a game of chess after dinner. "But it's still light out!" she exclaimed. "It can't be late."

K-Pop launched into a detailed explanation of daylight savings, the interplay between the earth and the sun and how that causes seasons, and why your location on planet earth changes how you experience the seasons. Just as he was building up steam, enthralling little K-bao with the science behind these natural phenomena, he was cut off with the following line:

"Daddy, can you please stop talking because the more you talk the slower I eat."

Cycle

Here you can see little 4-year-old K-bao alternatively sweet, contemplative and mischievous. Her normal cycle time is about 2 minutes 20 seconds.




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