Thanks to the many shared posts i read on social media particularly twitter, i learned new technical terms.
A conversation on reading kept us busy on our way home. Chloe requested i buy her new books since she has read all her books from Jane Austen series to Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Cholo, who likes science fiction and detective books, countered that she hasn't cause she has yet to read his collection. Chloe further claimed a book she read 3 years ago was given as a test and she got the highest score. I begged that when they read they should not be in a hurry and allow the book to age at least for a week.
The exchange made my little one say she too likes reading and I kidded that she was like her dad who was a slow reader. I said that unlike her two siblings, she likes to read picture story books. In fact, i reminded her that the weekly books she borrowed from the library were all picture story books.
Hurt, she exclaimed that she wasn't a slow reader. She said it can be said that is she lazy but she is not a slow reader. She added that she was not only borrowing picture books but all kinds of book.
I sensed her hurt especially so she blurted, "I'm angry mom".
The car proved too small for me to maneuver a hug to console her. For the love of God, i was looking for the right words to say because what i really wanted to say and highlight, was that of all my kids, she was the visual one. The one child who would buy expensive complicated books with charts, tables and graphics. I was groping for words and prayed for all that I read in my lifetime to be by my side.
If love can be seen, i said, " What I meant was, you see things differently from your brother and sister. You expressed things differently. You like inforgraphics where you explain things using visuals, pictures, charts and videos. I ended by saying, " When we reach home, i will show you what I mean".
As soon as our car reached our garage, I whipped out my laptop and showed her, "Visual Content Marketing: Capture and Engage Your Audience" downloaded from http://pages2.marketo.com/visual-content-marketing.html, .
With so much confidence I said, "Look, this is how you see things, look at all the pictures, graphs and diagrams. Isn't it complicated?", with this she replied, " Oh come on mom, that is so easy!"
There.
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