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You can take the child out of Singapore, but you can’t take Singapore out of him or her.
My wife packed eight packets of Milo (a cocoa drink that Singaporeans drink from a young age) for our Japan trip. You can imagine that they were insufficient for a month’s stay.
So, we had to ration these prized Milo packets. My daughter was not amused. She screamed her lungs out, which is saying something given that her normal voice is as audible as a loudspeaker. She slumped into her chair, an ugly scowl marring her cute face.
To prevent history from repeating itself, we had to buy a packet of Milo from the supermarket. Note how we had to work for our peace. Japan doesn’t sell individual Milo packets!
Incidentally, the Japanese are more concerned consumers than us. Look at how detailed the health information is.
The pro tip for Singaporean parents is: be sure to pack enough Milo packets to preserve your sanity.
24 sats \ 1 reply \ @flat24 23 Dec
I think we need to prepare our children for the future, raise strong, characterful children and not dependent children who throw a tantrum when they can't get something fast. Whatever I did, is that once the supplies we brought for the trip ran out. It was over! And that was it. "No more for now, you have to wait to get home" were my words, no matter how much she cried, kicked, or made faces that ruined her pretty little face.
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I agree with you! I’m cutting her slack because she’s in her terrible two stage. Sometimes we deny her demand by distracting her with something else, like watching Pokemon on YouTube haha.
Sigh, I can’t wait for this stage to be over
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How much Milo is correct? One spoon two spoons three spoons?
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I gotta ask my wife and get back to you haha
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I think three in the cup one in the mouth used to be common practice when I was a kid
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