It was a Saturday morning, and I had a hectic week prior to the weekend to the extent that I wasn't able to check my son's academic progress as usual. It's our daily routine every evening to check what was done in school and guide him with his homework or project, if any. So on that faithful morning, I took my time to cross-check in detail all they had been learned in school and his current weekend assignment. I discovered that the topics were getting harder. At one point, I thought their current scheme was higher than his age. I placed a call to his teacher, and she said that I shouldn't worry; he can do it! At this point, I thought of challenging my son with a gift, and we made an agreement.
He had wanted the kids tablet after the one he got before got spoiled. So I promised him that if he can work hard, study his subjects thoroughly throughout the term, and score A's in all his subjects, then I will buy a brand new tablet for him. He nodded in agreement, took up the challenge, and was studying harder. A lot of the time, my son will abandon his meals just to meet up with his studies. I saw the eagerness in him to score an A all through and grab a new kid's tablet. Originally, he loved to study his books all the time, but the current agreement enhanced his learning even more.
His teacher, on the other hand, was sending some educational videos through my phone, of which my son wouldn't allow me any rest until he learned all that was sent. All the effort made was to ensure a good result, as I understand. Fast forward to the exam period; he was up and doing He put his best effort into his academics. He became even more addicted to his books;, it progressed to a habit that,even now,is still part of him. He can sacrifice a good game to his academics at age 5, which is impressive anyway. After the exams, he told me confidently that he did well and was very positive about scoring all A's. In my mind, I was praying hard to have the money to get the tablet because it's an agreement lol.
The result was out, and to my greatest chagrin, he scored all A's. Wow... There is a particular subject on which he usually scores a B, and surprisingly, he had it an A as well. I congratulated him, gave him a warm hug, and he was happy. This happened this year before the Easter holiday. So my son's hope was all high, anticipating his new tablet; unfortunately, I was and have been going through a lot of financial stress since then. All I have spent on has been our important needs. I tried to explain to him what the situation was like, but as a child, he didn't understand mummy. He cried and reminded me of the agreement we had, I felt bad sincerely. I have been trying my best not to breach this agreement, but unfortunately, I failed! Until today, I found it difficult to keep to the agreement with him!
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