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"Play with me! 舅舅 Let's play! Again! Again," my niece, Tera, yelled.

These phrases and more are the ones I hear this past week. My second sister, brother-in-law, and their children moved back from Texas to California during late August, so they're living at our house. When I came back to the states they were already living at our apartment. I haven't seen them in almost two years.

Tera is very demanding and hard to handle. At three years of age she already has a mind and opinion of her own. I need to follow what she said when I play with her. When she wants something, she wants it...to the point which would drive a person cuckoo!!

I am Peter Pan, Hook, kitty, princess, baby... I am a lot of characters. This is what I have to do when I play with her. Sure it was interesting...for the first day! But when she literally begs to play with me every day, it starts to get vapid and annoying. Sometimes I want to leave the house just to get away from her...breathe some fresh air~

It's a wonderful thing to be able to see my niece and nephew, each time seeing them a bit grown up. My first big sister's daughter, Erika, is now almost two years old. When I was babysitting Erika, everything seemed pleasant, but taking care of Tera is indeed a tough tough job @@...I can only imagine how difficult it is for my sister to teach or lecture her.

I think no one can fully appreciate the greatness of our mothers until one has her/his own children.