I can't remember when my family first started to celebrate Mother's Day. It was never heard off until the last few years and by then, I was left only with my mother. My father passed away 10 years ago. At that time, all of us i.e my two older brothers, my sister (the eldest) and myself were worried sick that my mother might not take the burden of being alone. The two of them had never been separated for a long time, albeit being the likes of Mr and Mrs Smith, throwing daggers and bullets at each other while my father was still alive. Irregardless, their love life is a story by itself, spanning more than four decades of sharing their life together come what may.......
Surprisingly, my mother is a strong woman and lead her life alone until last year when my brother insisted for her to stay with him and his family in Shah Alam. She is now 74 years old if I calculated her age in my birth certificate but she always said that she was borne much much earlier than that. Those early years, your father will not rush to the registry office to register your birth, the day you were born. Whatever it is, our family has been celebrating mother's day since a few years ago...sometimes in a big scale and sometimes small, but to us that is not important as long as we can get together as one family.
This year, all of us celebrated Mother's Day with a lunch at the Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam (KGPA) in Damansara. After that, my sister with her family, my mother, A and myself went to IKEA. We then had our early dinner at a small Modesto and had our pizzas and pastas there. One thing I like about my mother is that, at her age, she is not choosy when it comes to food. She does not mind walking to a burger stall and ordered one if she feels like it... The other best part about her was that, she insisted in paying half or all of the bill when its that time to pay (well, not all the time we decline her offer anyway).. anytime, anywhere even though at Mother's Day....who could ask for more, the best mum ever......muah....
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I'm going through a rough time with my family now.... this year, i didn't greet Mother's Day to my mom... i know it sounds harsh, but it seems like my heart took a deep cut in it... terluka yang teramat sgt... all these times, i keep everything inside me.. and this time, it just won't hold in...
Don't get me wrong, I didn't talked harsh with them.. it's just that I find it real hard to accept my parents right now especially my dad. I wish that these feelings would go away soon, cause I do LOVE my parents... but I just need time for now.
With no knowledge of the crisis involved my unsolicited advise will be..to be patient with our parents..we may not see eye to eye with them but but parents know that they only think the best of us eventhough it may not be suitable for us. Rather than being a rebel son, talk to them in a fully respectful manner of your dissenting views, they might listen if you can rational it out but always always to let them know that you love them. The older the parent the more sensitive they are....irregardless of them, a son with the blessing of their parents will lead a more fulfilling lives, InsyAllah....
I understand.....
I am a mama's boy
hehe.. :) sweet
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