Apo: Grandma, the shirt you gave me has bunnies on it. But the jeans ripped before I could wear it.
Grandma: Oh no, I am sorry about that.
Apo: Grandma, Isabel wrote her phone number on my arm. She’s my bffffff it means my best friend friend friend friend friend forever. We don’t want to lose touch even if she leaves camp tomorrow.
Grandma: That’s nice.
Apo: Grandma, there’s a mean boy in camp.
Grandma: How is it that you keep meeting these mean boys in camp?
I was quite surprised by her responses. Notice how she frames them as blessings.
Apo: Grandma, it is to keep me challenged in life, so I can have the skills on how to deal with them.
Grandma: Oh? I hope you don’t become like them, mean to others.
Apo: Oh no, Grandma, no worries, I was born to be a nice girl.
Wow, her self-identity and self-awareness are commendable. She is ahead of the game by how she looks at herself. I was so happy to hear this.
Today, while I napped, her grandpa fed her snacks and he proudly showed me what he fed her: rice, scrambled egg with cheese, seaweed, and mango nectar with nata de coco.
Grandma can keep napping, which she has been doing, 2 days of long naps and it is great!