這學期Charlotte需寫一篇自傳，
老師要求每一位家長也能寫一封信給孩子，
敘述這十年來的點滴，並告知對她的期許！
老師會在學校跟孩子一起讀這封信，所以，
希望在此之前，他們完全不知道內容！
因此，當孩子看見這封信時，據說將近一半的
同學，都流下眼淚，甚至感動的嚎啕大哭～
When Charlotte was one, she loved to suck her thumb. Whenever I smile at her she would feel embarrassed and pull her thumb out.
Before sleeping, she would have her thumb in her mouth, and slowly fall asleep. The most vivid memory of this was once whilst she was asleep I whispered in her ear “you must stop sucking your thumb as daddy’s laughing at you!” Then, as if she heard, she used her other hand to pull her thumb out of her mouth, finally succeeding after some struggle. This showed me from an early age that she can stop this habit, and that she has determination and focus when she really wants to do something.
Like myself, Charlotte is the eldest child, so there is a certain specialness and love that comes from being the first child. Like other traditional Chinese fathers, I place higher expectations on her, often putting more responsibility on her, forgetting sometimes that she is a beautiful, compliant and gentle little girl.
I sometimes forget that I can be too hard on her, and treat her differently to her younger sister, something I try to remember and hope that she can understand and forgive me.
We always try and provide the best of everything for the girls, from daily living items, food, education, to entertainment. We would shower them with gifts on special occasions and show them unrequited love so they can have the best and loving experience growing up, and hopefully appreciate what we have done for them when they are older.
Charlotte’s nature is someone who is less outgoing and more reserved, thus we decided to enroll her in a school with an international focus, with children from different backgrounds and nationalities. Quite apart from receiving a superior international education, we hope that by attending this school, Charlotte can learn to see the world differently, opening up her thirst for knowledge and gain more confidence and independence as a result.
Whether Charlotte’s skiing, ice skating, swimming or riding a horse, I hope she enjoys her extra curriculum activities, and from focusing on the various sporting activities, to completing sporting competitions, the importance of focus, teamwork, and how to succeed by practice.
My wish is of course for Charlotte to attain success in education by gaining acceptance to an elite University but I am also realistic to understand that one can achieve success through hard work. A good education is something that no one can take away from you, and a school such as this allows her learn and absorb on a daily basis, within a global village setting, befriending people from all over the world, and learning in a unique environment that is second to none.
She no doubt, in life, experience difficulties, frustrations, even some degrees of failure, but achieving success and enjoying the positive experience she has with her fellow friends and teachers at the school will be something that something Charlotte will keep with her forever.
The important values of patience, perseverance, and appreciation of everything she has are important virtues that I hope she will learn as she embarks on the journey of life.
As parents, we try to instill in Charlotte the important lesson that we are but a tiny specter of life in the world, and that we must not neglect others, to care for the impoverished, and empathize with those less fortunate than us, whilst at the same time, be content with our own being. We also hope that Charlotte will be the best sister she can be with Brigid, respect the elders in the family, and love us in return.
We are blessed in a position to see Charlotte grow up, physically and emotionally, in learning about family life with her, but most importantly, to be a major part of her life journey, and sharing all the wonderful experiences and toast the future successes we hope she would achieve in life!
Dad
11.11.2012
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