Tuesday, March 31, 2009

One more thing...

Ben is sitting next to me holding Regan and three of the wait staff at this cafe we frequent are surrounding him.  They are telling him all sorts of different Cambodian beliefs about children. The first is that if a little girl looks like her dad then it is believed she will be rich and have a high position in life.  A little boy should look like his mother for the same to be true. This would explain why everyone we meet here says she looks like her dad, I am not sure you can really tell, but it is nice of them. 

The other thing they mentioned has to do with her hand sucking. She likes to stick the whole thing in her mouth.  According to the Khmer this means she loves everyone. If she were to suck only her thumb then it would mean she loves only her daddy. The wait staff then proceeded to pass her all around so we could be on the internet. The other customers were holding her, and all the waiters and waitresses. They most likely think I am neglecting her to be on the internet and not doting upon her like everyone else. 

4 comments:

Megan said...

Please tell me that when she starts walking that you will get the little squicky shoes that are oh so popular here!

Unknown said...

I heard that if a child puts her whole hand in her mouth it means that she loves her grandpa best!

pbabb said...

She is soso!!!!!! cut

Jared Mackey said...

The kid is quite cute - Jennifer was catching up on your blog via iPhone while waiting for the Lilly Allen show at the Ogden Theater. Maybe skype soon? Email me. Peace