One night, starry night.
“要嘴嘴…” (want zui-zui = pacifier)
“good boy 没有吃嘴嘴睡觉的，看Bob Builder 也没有吃嘴嘴睡觉呖。” (good boy does not need zui-zui to sleep, u see even Bob Builder also does not need it leh.)
“Xuan-xuan good boy 没有吃嘴嘴睡觉, Bob Builder 没有，cat-cat没有，bulldozer没有，crane没有…” (Xuan good boy does not need zui-zui to sleep, Bob Builder, cat-cat, bulldozer, crane doesn’t…)
“是咯，全部都没有吃嘴嘴睡觉的呖。” (yaloh, all also doesn’t need pacifier to sleep one leh)
“不要嘴嘴…” (don’t want zui-zui)
zzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
After a month of repeated the above conversation, Xuan does not need pacifier at night anymore. Anyhow, he still will cry for it middle of the night, and I gave it to him.
One morning, sunny morning.
While watching his favorite cartoon, Xuan suddenly come into the kitchen ask for pacifier.
“要嘴嘴…” (want zui-zui)
“no zui-zui, mummy give biscuit want or not?”
“要biscuit.” (want biscuit)
He then walk out happily with biscuit in his hand.
After just awhile, Xuan came in again. He thrown the biscuit to me, and said,
“要嘴嘴, 不要biscuit.” (want zui-zui, don’t want biscuit)
“no zui-zui, eat biscuit ok?”
“不要，要嘴嘴，要嘴嘴，要嘴嘴，要嘴嘴X10… 呱啊… 呱啊…” (don’t want, want zui-zui, want zui-zui, want zui-zuiX10… start yelling and whining…)
“okok, nah your zui-zui”
I surrender gave him what he want. Xuan walk away happily with zui-zui in his mouth.
After few days like that, I felt something wrong. He is asking for zui-zui not during bedtime, it is like anytime anywhere when he feels like it. However, once awhile he does this when he is sick, and no, he is not sick now. Then why? This alerted me that he must be addicted, sh*t! I must stop him now, no pacifier for him anymore, not even during bedtime. By this means NO pacifier for him for his afternoon nap, also the mid-night crying.
Day 1
0930. Cartoon show time.
While watching his favorite cartoon, Xuan suddenly come into the kitchen ask for pacifier.
“要嘴嘴…” (want zui zui)
“no zui-zui, mummy give biscuit want or not?”
“Xuan-Xuan要biscuit.” (want biscuit)
He then walks away and ate his biscuit.
After awhile, Xuan came in again give the biscuit to me and said,
“要嘴嘴, 不要biscuit.” (want zhui zhui,don’t want biscuit)
“嘴嘴mummy丢掉了，没有了。” (zui-zui mummy throw away already, don’t have already)
Then he starts to whine and yelling.
“okok mummy 丢掉了，要买过，mummy 明天买过新的给你好吗？” (okok, mummy throw away already, need to buy again, mummy tomorrow go buy a new one for u ok?)
Then I quickly carry him and divert his attention by showing him his favorite cartoon, or sung nursery rhymes together with him.
1330. Afternoon naptime.
“要嘴嘴…” (want zui zui)
“嘴嘴mummy 丢掉了， 明天mummy买过新的给你好吗？” (zui-zui mummy throw away already, tomorrow mummy buy new one for u ok?)
Xuan started to whine and yelling until too tired and fell asleep.
2100. Bedtime.
“Xuan-xuan good boy不要嘴嘴” (don’t want zui-zui)
“没有嘴嘴，明天mummy买。” (don’t have zui-zui, tomorrow mummy buy)
zzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Mid-night.
“*whimpering*… 嘴嘴 …*whimpering*” (whimpering and ask for pacifier)
“没有嘴嘴了，明天买嘴嘴ok. Come drink water.” (don’t have zui-zui, tomorrow go buy ok)
He drank water then fell back to sleep. Later, almost every hour he will cry for pacifier. I have to carry, or padding, or comforting him back to sleep until sunrise.
Day 2
1000.
Repeat the same thing happen on the Day 1 morning.
1400．Afternoon naptime.
“要嘴嘴…” (want pacifier)
“ok mummy明天买嘴嘴。” (ok mummy tomorrow go and buy)
“要嘴嘴，没有嘴嘴，mummy 明天买。” (want zui-zui, don’t have zui-zui, mummy tomorrow buy)
zzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
2200. Bedtime.
“Xuan-xuan good boy不要嘴嘴” (don’t want zui-zui)
“要嘴嘴，没有嘴嘴，明天mummy买嘴嘴。” (want zui-zui, don’t have zui-zui, tomorrow mummy buy zui-zui)
zzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Mid-night.
“*whimpering*… 嘴嘴 …*whimpering*” (whimpering and asking for pacifier)
“ok 明天买嘴嘴，明天买嘴嘴。Come drink water.” (ok tomorrow buy zui-zui, tomorrow buy)
He drank water then fell back to sleep.
Day 3
As is Saturday, we went out for breakfast then straightaway we went to 东皇城根遗址公园. After that, we went to 俏江南 for lunch, and then only headed back home. After reach home, Xuan too tired goes doze off without pacifier.
2200. Bedtime.
“Xuan-xuan good boy不要嘴嘴” (don’t want zui-zui)
zzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Mid-night.
“*whimpering*… water …*whimpering*”
“ok come drink water.”
He drank water then fell back to sleep.
Day 4
Morning,
“没有嘴嘴，mummy买嘴嘴。” (don’t have zui-zui, mummy buy zui-zui)
Afternoon naptime,
“没有嘴嘴，明天mummy买。” (don’t have zui-zui, tomorrow mummy buy)
Bedtime,
“Xuan-xuan good boy不要嘴嘴” (don’t want zui-zui)
zzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Day 5, 6, 7, 8, etc…
Never say a word about pacifier.
Wean Xuan from pacifier-addict.
Mission accomplished.
