It has been two weeks since Ava had started her school and as expected Ava is becoming
more active nowadays.
She is expressing more, be it happiness, sadness or anger.
Which reminded Janani about the incident which happened a week ago.
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Armaan was sitting on the living room floor playing with Ava and Advi and a set of building
blocks.
Armaan being the number one in the construction field was making a perfect house with that.
Ava pulled out blocks from the already made house making Armaan frown and started
joining the pieces randomly according to her wish.
"Ava, baby ,that's not how it is done" he said, taking it back from her to place it back where it
was previously set.
Ava did not like it and pushed the entire house, making Armaan stunned at her reaction.
"Ava?? Why did you do that??" He asked, still stunned at the way Ava behaved.
Because if it was Advi he wouldn't be surprised.
But Ava was always calm.
Ava started crying loudly thinking that Armaan was scolding her making him tensed.
"Ava, baby don't cry" he said pulling her into his lap only for her to push him away.
Armaan looked helplessly at Janani who was watching the scene.
"Ava..." Armaan called again and Ava picked up a block and threw it at him wailing loudly
"Ava, that's not how you behave with your dada" Janani said sternly, holding Ava's both
hands in hers.
"Ava, look at me" she looked up with big fat tears rolling down her cheeks.
Janani is a well trained nursery teacher and she knows when a child is crying what is the
feeling behind it.
And Janani could clearly see Ava is not crying because she is sad.
Ava is crying because she is angry for some reason, probably because her father was
making the house instead of letting her do that.
"Ava, say sorry to dada" Janani said sternly
"No, that's okay. There is no need to say sorry. I am her father after all" Armaan quipped in
not wanting to make his daughter sad anymore that she already is.
Janani sighed.
"It is needed, Armaan. We should teach them right from childhood what is right and what is
wrong. Ava should know what she did now is wrong and she should learn to apologise when
she does something wrong" Janani said, making Armaan frown.
He didn't understand why Janani is making a big deal out of this.
All that mattered to him is that his daughter is sad and she was crying and he doesn't want to
add to that hurt.
"Ava, say sorry" Janani prompted making Ava look up at Armaan.
"Sorry dada" she said softly and Armaan smiled and picked her in his arms and gave her a
big kiss on her cheeks.
That night once the babies were down for the night Janani was so happy and Armaan didn't
understand it.
His daughter was sad and she was crying and Janani was happy.
"Why are you so happy??" Armaan asked
"Didn't you see what Ava did today??" She asked excitedly
"She was sad and she was crying .Why would you be