Skeletina

This morning as I watched Xian get dressed for school, she pulled off her PJ top to reveal a bag of ribs.

Sigh.

My firstborn's shooting up fast yet she's not filling up sideways. She complained her pinafore's getting short (I just bought her a bigger size this year) but the huge armholes highlight her horizontally-challenged frame.

I suppose it's a typical mum's worry about her seeming "lack of nutrition". Years from now she may be chastising me for trying to fatten her up once she hits the age when maintaining a reed-thin figure is considered a consummate beauty regime.

This reminded me of a silly ditty I created for each of my kids a couple years ago, each based on a certain characteristic or physical attribute. I never wrote them down but now I think I should in case my memory fails me in my later years.

Hers is titled Skeletina and it comes complete with eerie-spooky original music too. Heh.

And yes, I've also written her a personal note on my other blog that I started as open letters to my kids.

Skeletina

Ske-le-ti-na
Ske-le-ti-na
She's a boney girl

Ske-le-ti-na
Ske-le-ti-na
In a boney world

Ske-le-ti-na
Ske-le-ti-na
She is very thin

Ske-le-ti-na
Ske-le-ti-na
She's all bones and skin

Teo Yuan Ching
30 July 2012

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