Mathein & Masturah
is indeed not just a word of joy. It is surely a word with many hidden meanings to it.
From enduring the labor pains, to saying goodbye to your goodnight sleep for at least a year, to when they become teenagers...YES...thats what I am going through right now.
Don't get me wrong, I love my kids more than my own life. But sometimes don't we mothers also feel that we want to 'hammer' the kids when they drive us up the wall?
I have a beautiful 12 year old son and an 11 year old daughter. Seems like now that they're going through the pre-teen phase, they haven't been giving my husband and myself any emotional breaks.
The boy and his occasional grades 'screw up' (he lost his 'honor student' title due to some unforseen pre-teen testosterone crisis, as his mom puts it!), believe me, it sure has not been easy to drag him back up there. We're still doing it, never giving up! Mathein is also a sports star, doing very well in baseball and soccer and whatever sports he seems to put his fingers on and be good at them in a split second.
The girl, Masturah, and her vanity. She is the 'artsy' girl in the family. Plays the flute, won awards for her paintings, loves Hello Kitty to death and loves going to art classes. Now she keeps reminding us that its summer time and that she would LOVE to learn how to play the guitar (no, she doesn't hint, she whines for it). She just got her first cell phone last night. God knows why she claimed that she needed it as she seldom uses the phone at home and the only person she calls is Aracellys (her gf). Thats OK, she paid the phone with her own money and with pre-paid minutes. That will give her some indepedent budget planning.
They sound wonderful don't they? It's nothing but hardwork to make your kids look fine, and act fine. One word when you become a mother...REPETITIVE! You tell the kids over, over, over and over again on a certain issue. And there they go making the same mistakes over, over and over again. Maybe they just don't listen to you the first time? Or the second? Or even the third? Sigh...I really don't know.
It's Saturday and Masturah has her 3pm eye Dr's appointment to do fittings on her contact lenses. The Dr's office is in the mall. So you know that if you take a girl to the mall, you literally stay in the mall for a few more hours!
Sometimes, I long for a very quiet day by the beach, no kids, no husband, just me and nature. But I can't, who's going to nag at them??????
9 comments:
narfnarf, welcome to my blog! i am just at the border of san francisco, a city called Daly City, in California. mai lah singgah rumah :)
congrats on the new blog..we link your blog from http://www.sambog.com and http://www.alyanabilah.com
ely, i truly salute you as mum and I say this because I know. We've been thru this before right? and imagine what a cyber shoulder across the oceans can do. You are doing a great job!!!!
Ipunnak link sam to my blog. bolehkan, sam and lilac?
Hi Ely, Your children look happy, well-rounded kids. That's the most important thing. I guess the cell phone bit...it's just the thrill of having one, isn't it! About the laptop. Mine is actually an older model. You'll find that most laptops come with dvd player facilities. Also, you're in the States. everything will be top-class! Let me know when you get yours! Thanks for the compliments on my blog. It's very nice to have encouragement & support. And I have linked you up as well. *love*
sam : thanks for dropping by. So....when are we going to meet up again? we miss u guys tonnes!
kak teh : remember 4 years back when the kids were separated fm me? you kept me going, along with others. i am sure u're much more of a supermom than me. your kids r so beautiful.
susan : thanks. cell bit sure was the exciting moment for the kids. takeder org call pun they still keep holding on to their cells hehehe.
massylassy: there u r. singapore girl! teen years were the best for me BUT of course not for the kids *rolling my eyes*. its hard work to make our kids responsible ones. yang lupa dia lain, yang tertinggal homework lain. mlm gosok gigi pun kena asyik kasi ingat! keep in touch!
Hi Ely
Hehehe...Here we are memanjangkan silatulrahim from rantauan.com to the bloggers community. We do not feel as lonely as before huh. Before the birth of rantauan. Great Service rantauan has done us.
Thanks for visiting my blog.
Kak Sal aka Mutiara
kak sal cayang, thanks for visiting. yes look, we found more singaporean and malaysian girls! i am truly excited abt this, expanding friendship all over the world. first comes rantauan and then this.
ely: waah, yr kids look like they're having a grand time! How I wish I had a daughter, can have a buddy to go clothes shopping and all!
anedra, thanks for visiting my blog! having a daughter sounds fun eh? wait till they get bigger and start getting pms! u cant have 2 ladies having pms in the same house! she can be a lil difficult to handle, hard headed like her mom hehehe. but deep down, she is real close to me. shopping can be a headache cos she has her own style and can be pretty impulsive most times. boys can be a lil easy i should say, they're very straightforward and dont get overly sensitive when i give smart comments
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