Before he even started to talk, Gabe has been excited by the LRT trains that zip past our home. He would sit at the window and watch the traffic and when he could talk, would announce the arrival of the trains.
He loves riding on the MRT and sat through long journeys, right from the time he was confined in a pram. Today he frequently requests to get to our destinations by train. So logically, we thought he'd share the same affection for the LRT, which is just a smaller unit of the large MRT. We were wrong.
His fear of the LRT started when he heard and watched it screeched to its stop. With time, this fear simply got so illogical that Derod decided to counter it with a ride on the LRT, to show how similar it is to the larger train. Alas, the moment our little one stepped on its platform, he started crying. He was so fearful that he hid behind Derod, refused to budge, insisted to be carried and for the whole train ride, buried his face in his hands. We dragged him out for a second ride a few days later and it was only then that he relaxed a little.
Gabe is now two to three months shy of turning 2.5 years old and he's finally overcome his great fear of the LRT. Who would have thought that the LRT would be part of his milestone chart!
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