Kids

I think they way we sometimes speak childishly in an attempt to try to bring our level of language down to the same level as the kids may actually do more harm than good. I believe this act of accommodating their needs will inherently stifle the development of the kids' command of the language in which we would have otherwise accelerated if we had spoken to them as if they are adults. When I have kids next time, I will speak to them in simple but proper English.

Kids can be so much joy. Nevertheless, when you have one that can continue crying throughout the entire flight from Hong Kong all the way back to Singapore, you tend to think twice about having kids. If your eardrums don’t go, your mind probably will. I respect that kid's parents.