Tim's Delayed Satisfaction

Tim had been updating me about his classmates'
whereabouts during the Holiday season: T went to
Hawaii, R visited Japan, H was skiing in Tahoe, etc. 

Unlike them, Tim spent the 2017 winter-break
preparing for the ISEE test. He got 94% in the 
SSAT early Dec and the whole family joined force
for the next one. He was only free the last day
and, with two friends, we watched a Star-wars 
movie and had a nice hotpot dinner. During the
whole time, Tim didn't complain.

On Jan 6, he destroyed the ISEE with over 90%
in all four sections. He answered all 30 questions
correctly in Verbal Reasoning. "Hard work pays off
in the end." I hope we have delivered this bigger
lesson through the experience.

It must be how mom felt when the two of us lived
in town and I was working hard in school to make
her happy. Things rarely get better than this and
I would be an ingrate if I were still to complain,
feel gloomy, lose temper, etc., in daily life. Of
course, the trick is to keep that perspective, all
the time. That'll be the test for me, as a parent
and as a human being.

[7grizzly]

Thank you, 暖冬, for reading, the kind comments, and your thoughts.

These days, I think more about fate, not just one generation but in terms of 3 or 4 gens.
Many things I do and thoughts I think today are a reflection of what happened since long ago.
All I can do is to say thanks for the journey so far. Hallelujah!

[暖冬cool夏]

If I would ever have...

Sorry for constantly making such simple grammatical errors in the messages.

[暖冬cool夏]

Tim is a good boy, carrying your good genes (and of course his mom's) and having you as a role model. I am not familiar with both tests, and the purposes of taking them, guessing it might be for some private school admission, or it is just that Northern CA is different, or the requirements change now. I have learnt too many lessons in raising my daughter, some told and some untold. If I would ever had a chance to raise her again from the start, I would definitely raise her differently, better for sure. Tim may only have a few more happy years to go before he has to face all kinds of pressures and challenges. So don't forget to take him around and have lots of happy moments together before he grows up. Enjoy your time with him!