our little saving grace..

Yes "saving grace" is what Daddy Chan would call Rynus at home, whenever Renzo gives us a relatively difficult day, at times.

By now we are fully aware that the 2 boys have very different characters and we, or rather say I, have almost, completely accepted Renzo's personality of being slow in doing everything, and often needs to be nagged reminded on every single task of his. Well I know that sounds pretty horrible but nope it's not really that bad honestly. He's a good boy in general, just that Rynus has never given us the same set of worries although he might give us equally frustrating moments,  make us feel like giving ourselves a double face palm and pulling our hairs out at the same time. But but, Rynus has this amazingly innocent voice, innocent look, innocent thought, innocent.. everything! that is pretty soothing, or probably hypnotic especially when we are at the end of the rope!

When Renzo gets disciplined by me for his mischievous behavior, Rynus is often seen sitting alongside me and making efforts to cheer me up. He would sing a whole list of nursery rhymes which he just learned at childcare; he would give Renzo a stare and tell him "Renzo you never listen, I listen, right mummy?!"; he would pat my cheeks, hug me tight and tell me it's okay don't worry mummy; he would do the sweetest thing I could ever imagine just to make me happier.

With Renzo starting Primary School this year, we've been putting in a lot more time and efforts to bond with him, be it to chat with him more about his school life, or to coach him more on his studies. Inevitably, Rynus has been neglected but he's never made any noise. Instead, he learned to keep quiet when korkor needs to practise piano; to play on his own when korkor needs to do his revision; to write every word he knows on whiteboard when korkor is preparing for spelling test.

If being the first child, Renzo has to live up to high expectations and set good example, which leads to higher chance of him getting an earful from us, then Rynus being the second child, is definitely our saving grace who often manages to make that "earful" a less unpleasant one for his brother.