Jekyll and Hyde: The 2 Faces of Beth

On Sunday morning, Beth woke up on the wrong side of her mattress in Mummy and Daddy's room.

First, she refused to have her bath, from the time she awoke, right up to the time the family was leaving for church.
As a result, they missed choir practice and got to church just in time for service.

Next, she refused to greet Aunty Lynn, who was getting married in a week's time and had "engaged" Beth to be her flower girl.

After service, she was chided by Mummy for playing around the altar and imitating her friend who was climbing pews and jumping off them.

"This is the house of God, not a playground," said Mummy sternly. (Mummy was secretly mortified at the behaviour of her offspring and what her fellow churchgoers might think of her parenting competencies.)

By the end of the evening, Beth the Angel made her long overdue appearance.

She attended the usual Sunday night choir practice with Daddy and thrilled all the members by saying hello to everyone instead of turning away or hiding behind Daddy.

She even gave Aunty Lina - who gets a ride home with Daddy and Beth every Sunday - a peck on the cheek, of her own accord!

Will Aunty Lina be up all night smiling at the precious memory?

Just before bedtime, Beth declared, "Mummy, I love you."

Mummy patted Beth to sleep and whispered a prayer for her little girl to sleep well.

Then Mummy went to her Dell desktop to send her account into cyberspace, for no one in particular to see.