AMIR

Amir (my 5 year old son) was very quite when he was a baby. My parents were concerned, as usual, as their second grandson is so very quiet. Grandson … the defacto mischief, must be loud. Being the concerned grandparents they are, they plotted a solution. As usual during his cukur jambul, Dad “belah mulut” Amir. This is the practice of parting the baby’s lips with a ring (in this instance it was Dad’s jade ring) dipped in air zam-zam, symbolising the creation of the gap. No nothing happened shortly thereafter, no flash of the magic wand, no lightning and thunder entrée ala Frankenstein, nothing. And so the day ended. Five years onwards, Amir attended school (kindergarten), recently got his above average grades, overcomed his fear of school, begun to chat up girls (oh by the way he’s got 2 …. Yes 2 girlfirends all at once) and … yes … has not stopped talking. Does it work …. You tell me.