From the diary of a facilitator
Child – I have never drawn,
Me – It’s okay you can try now, just draw
Child – I do-not draw good,
Me – You do not have to draw good or bad, just draw
Child – I will not do it.
Child – I can’t dance, I do not know
Me – We can dance together
Child – But I can’t
Me – You can do with me
Child – I am not good
Child – I have never played sports in my life, I am not good at it
Me – How about not playing good, just playing
Child – How can?
Me – Let’s play to know
Child – But I am not good
Child – I have never done in my whole life, how can I do now?
Me – How old are you?
Child – 10yr
Me – Is your life done?
Child – I mean, I am not good at it, people will laugh at me
AND LIGHTER MOMENTS in our lives
Child – I am learning Gymnastic for last one year
Me – You do-not get bored or feel like leaving
Child – No, I like it
Me – What you like most
Child – you speak a lot
Me – you came to me
Child – you make my mind go mad (in Hindi – apne mera dimag kharab kar diya)
Me – How else do I explain to you?
Child – You tell me one thing
Me – Then you will say “I speak a lot”
Child – Now, I can’t even ask
Child – Trekking is so difficult, I am tired
Me – I understand
Child – Let’s stop going out for trekking
Me – Then how will we experience?
Child – Let’s not
Child: When will my paint dry?
Me – How would you know when the paint is dried
Child – when it is dried.
Me: what will make your paint dry?
Child – air
Me – where will you get air?
Child – My paint is dried!