From Manbow's Memory File

4. Christmas memory 2

I went to the Christmas market with my 2nd son on that day. It was perhaps in 2008, and he was 4 years old. On the day before, I went to the same Christmas market with my daughter and my 1st son. On that day, I went with my 2nd son. Why did I not come with all of them together? It is a fun to spend time with all of them together. However, sometimes I wanted to spend time with each of my children separately. So I could understand each of them more deeply. I could also establish closer mutual understanding with each of them. Therefore, so long as the situation allowed, I tried to have time with each of them separately.

What surprised me was that he knew exactly what my daughter and my 1st son had done on the day before. He knew what they had eaten, what I had bought to them and which amusement machines they had ridden. And he wanted to experience exactly the same things. I was really amused with this. But he made one different decision. He wanted to ride the same machine as the other two. However, there was also another machine, which attracted him. "Do you want to try this one, instead of the other one?". I suggested. And he chose the other one! He made his own decision, which was different from the other two! I felt proud of him! Each of them deserves individual fondness and love.