Det er ikke altid nemt at være ene pige i søskendeflokken - jeg ved det fra mig selv, men er ligeledes vidne til det her. Min lille hostpige synes det er svært af og til, og hun lader sig let frustrere. Hun bliver ked af det - skaber sig en smule - råber og skriger. Nej prinsessen er ikke nem at have med at gøre, når tingene går den forkerte gang. Som au pair kan det være en stor mundfuld. En dyb indånding skal der til, især når ens kloge ord ikke altid bliver taget så godt imod som håbet. Dog bliver det nemmere og nemmere at tackle med tiden. Jeg siger altid til hende, at hun er meget kønnere, når hun smiler. Giver hende et kæmpe kram. En dag havde vi en længere snak. Hun var sur - rigtig sur. Jeg fortalte hende, at det ikke nyttede noget, og det var dumt at spilde sin tid på at være i dårligt humør. Hvorfor ikke være glad i stedet. Tænke gode tanker. Vi var ikke helt enige. Et par dage efter kommer jeg ind på hendes værelse. Der er nyt på hendes opslagstavle, og jeg kan ikke lade være med at smile. I skolen har hun i en selvvalgt opgave lavet nedenstående tegning, og man kan da ikke andet end at holde af hende. På papiret står der:
"Bad thoughts are bad. Good thoughts are excilent, wonderful, perfect and joyful. I love to feel good instead of bad. Joyful instead of grumpy, or happy instead of sad. But I'd rather feel good inside instead of bad. But whatever I'm feeling inside is fine."
Som au pair gør man virkelig sit bedste for at passe ind, blive accepteret, gøre et godt indtryk samt have en positiv indflydelse. Det varmer, når det lykkes!
Translate: It is not always easy to be the only girl in the family. It's not always easy with two brothers. I know it from myself. My little host girl think it's difficult sometimes, and she gets frustrated very easily. She gets upset - yelling and screaming. No, the princess is not easy to deal with when things aren't like she wants. As an au pair it can be difficult to handle. Sometimes I have to take a deep breath, especially when she doesn't want to listen to my wise words. However, it becomes easier and easier to deal with. I always tell her that she is much prettier, when she smiles. I usually give her a big hug - it helps. One day we had a long talk. She was angry - really angry. I told her it was waste of time being sad.Why not be happy instead. Think good thoughts. She doesn't agree. A few days later I come into her room. There was new paper on her bulletin board, and I couldn't stop smiling. At school, she has as a self-chosen task made the drawing below. On paper it says: "Bad thoughts are bad. Good thoughts are excilent, wonderful, perfect and joyful. I love to feel good instead of bad. Joyful instead of grumpy, or happy instead of sad. But I'd rather feel good inside instead of bad. But whatever I'm feeling inside is fine." As an au pair you do your best to fit in, be accepted, make a good impression and have a positive influence. It feels so good, when you succeed!
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