Silvia Pham
My Earliest Caregiver
I was born in south country side Vietnam. On that time, we don’t have any child care center, preschool or kindergarten. There is only have baby-sister and nanny, but most people in country side as my family can’t afford to hire baby sister or nanny. So, my earliest caregiver was my oldest sister.
I could not remember about my infant. I was told by my mother, as I was one year old, I started walk and talk some simple words. I was nervous person. I was often crying when strange people look at me, I only was friendly to my sister and parents. I asked too many question to my sister, such as, “what was this and that all the time” my sister just answered all my question, I kept asking the same question again and again for several times. My sister was so tired with me. I loved playing doll toys too much. I hold the doll most of the time even I went to sleep, the doll must be put next to me, if not, I cried out loud. I scared the toy as snake. I loved to go to school, even I didn’t know what was school it, every time my big brother go school, I saw him, and I cried out that “ I go school, I go school”. After my brother had gone, then I kept quietly, I played something else. And I also liked to clap, climb, and sat on the sand. I learned fast and I am the one kind of easy going, not as difficult as others sister and brother in my family. I had a positive value that I was smiling and laughing to people who I know a lot that made my parents happiness.
Writing about my earliest caregiver, I have chance to ask my parents about my childhood. It is very interesting, enjoyable and sometimes makes me funny, too. Now I know history about my infants and I also understand how hard my sister has take good care of me. I will unforgettable to my sister and love her forever in my whole life.