Isaiah's tough...

Hi guys,

On Saturday night, Isaiah stepped on a piece of glass that is 1.5cm long. Of which 1.2cm went into his flesh. He yelled upon stepping on the glass but that's about it. While we pulled out the long piece of glass from his feet, he was steady. Needless to say, it bled a lot and we tried to stop the bleeding by applying pressure on the wound. And no... we did not rush to the hospital like a panic freak or a "ku-niang".. we assessed his injury and made sure that there's no broken pieces of glass in his wound.. we will monitor it for a few days to see how it goes..

The bleeding stopped after a while and we dressed the wound. Then, Isaiah started crying again. Not from the pain but because I was stopping him from getting the bandage off his feet. You see, he doesn't like to be restricted in any way. He didn't even flinch when he had his bath. I would had expected him to yell when his feet gets wet but he didn't. He was up and running the whole of Sunday (and driving his grand parents up the wall with his running around). Nobody would had guessed that he had such a deep cut on the sole of his feet.

Isaiah is a tough boy... I don't know if this is good or bad... good, because I know he won't grow up to be a "ku-niang"... bad, because his threshold for pain is so high that probably
1) no amount of canning will ever be enough to discipline him... or...
2) it'd be so hard knowing what is wrong with him until probably too late

Isaiah is also a very stubborn boy... when he sets his eyes on something, there's very little that can stop him from getting it... again, I don't know if its good or bad... good because he has great determination to succeed for all the good things... bad, because it will be hard to correct him when he goes astray...

I'm really worried for this boy... unlike Iggi, who's more sensible, emotionally stronger, self-reliant and careful in making decision, Isaiah is more wilful and impulsive... the kind that will get himself into trouble constantly... but the consolation is that Isaiah knows when he is wrong... even if he doesn't admit it... you can tell lor... like when he whacks me (yah he whacks his father ok?)... he knows how to feel guilty but just doesn't want to show it... like... he will feel concern but yet still want to act tough like he can't be bothered... I guess, I've gotta find a better way to discipline him... the hard way will not work and the soft way will only give him more to exploit...

Well, I'm also worried for Iggi... he's always looking out for others that he doesn't mind having the raw end of things... Physically, Iggi is a lot weaker but emotionally, he's more steadfast and calm in a crisis... he can deal with emotional pain a lot better than Isaiah...

Nonetheless, both my sons have grit... and I wonder where that came from... heh...

Cheers.
The Phantom.