Myee

None of my four grandparents were around when I was born. So, I cannot directly relate to them.

“Thar ah chit. Myee ah hnit” goes an old saying.

• Did not know much about the world when I was young
• Modern day kids — whether they are born in Myanmar, USA, or else where — seem to be highly intelligent

• My “Myee Ma” (granddaughter) would say, “I will take care of GP (Grand Pa) a lot. I will help him exercise. Have massage. … I have a doctor’s bag.”
  She is in Fourth Grade.
  Her hobbies include Reading, Writing, Painting, Riding Bike, Singing, Dancing, Swimming, Gymnastics and Taking photos.

• My “Myee Htee” (grandson) understands both the spoken language and the body language (even when he was a toddler).
  When told to “Nann“, he will kiss my cheeks.
  He has a sense of when we are coming [to visit him] or when we are leaving. He will hug and give a flying kiss.
  He is in First Grade.
  His hobbies include Video Games, Kung Fu, Soccer, Swimming, Playing the Piano and Hiking.
  He is athletic : dribble a basketball for 30+ seconds, kick and shoot football, swing a baseball bat, and race with remote control cars.

• Perhaps the same can be said of “Myees” everywhere.
  
• We are somewhat lucky that we don’t have to take care of our “Ah Hnits” 24 by 7.
  
• As one alumni jokingly said, “Myees should just be Myee [tasted]”.

Sayama Toni wrote :

My myees were not around me much, only for visits, but now in their 20s, they care for me in their own way. Myee-ma lay Thitsa got a pay raise recently and ‘ka-dawk-dare’ me with money. She does that now and then. The recent one, I’m saving for grand father’s yearly donation of his death. The myee-yauk-kyar lay, Ye Htut, loves to cook and I used to complain abt my clean kitchen messed up. But, he washes everything and cleans the kitchen. So, I enjoy them in a way. Ye Htut will be here for a couple of months before he returns to college, so I let him do as he pleases.