Party (Pre-school Edition)
Like his brothers, Samuel had his friends come over too. I did it on the day of his Kindergarten’s Parents-Teacher-Conference. His kindergarten happened to be located just below our house, and therefore we did an...
We give them ourselves
We became a family because we were in love. But as the children came, it became easier to love them, than to love each other. There is nothing more secure for a child, than for him to have parents who love one another. Till death do us part, for better or for worse. Everyday, we are learning how to love each other again.
We give them each other
They have their good days and they have their bad days. We teach them, that they are each other’s best friends. Unlike the unconditional love they receive from us, they have to earn each other’s respect, and they do. They have learnt to live with each other – have fun, fight, patch up and play together again. We are proud of them.
We give them roots
My child first came to the world, with my blood in his. He may leave us one day, but our genes stay forever in his. He grows up in our world and according to our choices. One day he will choose his own world, and live with his own choices. We give him a past, so he knows, that he is not alone in history. He is part of a narrative from long ago, which has endured till now. He has value. He has great worth.
We give them wings
My child has but one life to live. He wants to be happy, and I want him to live it as a righteous man. Happiness takes hard work, and being righteous even harder work. We give him all that we can, not necessarily everything he needs. For his destiny is beyond us, and he has to find his own ways and his own answers.
Ingrained in each child - in his heart and the depths of his being - is a dream. This dream is that which the child desires to do, for it gives meaning to his life. Walk with us, as we help our children reach their destinies, and discover our own.
The Party (4th edition)
Yesterday Elkan and Elias’ friends came over for the Party. It’s our 4th party. It started at 1:30pm, after school, and they came for lunch. The last ones left at 6:30pm. I...
Level 6 happiness
Yesterday we had a lovely gift from the children. As part of my new approach to life, and to maintain my house’s newly-achieved status of being spick-and-span, I have decided to “use up”...
Wisdom of the crowd
As part of Samuel’s current cycle for Royal Ranger (Outpost 19), the whole family went for an outing to the LTA Transport Gallery. It was a really cool place. This is a mock...
Weekly Walks
Elias and I have been taking walks around the neighbourhood every Wednesday night. The walks started after he began having trouble at school. After some reflection, I realised that I must have...
Motherhood is its own reward
When I was a teenager, full of angst, and causing my mother untold amount of grief, hating myself and fearing retribution, I told her, that I will never have children....
It’s so fun to do work with my brothers
Samuel, being the youngest brother of two school-going brothers, had a very different experience growing up. While Elkan and Elias spent almost every weekend and public holiday in their early years...
Children are meant to be loved
I wonder how much parents know about what their children go through in school. Or am I the only one whose children suffer abuse in the hands of their teachers?...
The fifty cents lesson
Today I got Samuel to mop the floor of his bedroom. It was meant as a chore for him to earn some money. He earned 50 cents. This is the story. Samuel...
Thank you God, for the leaves
After a discouraging Spelling test, God gave me something beautiful today. Samuel wrote this on my friend’s ipad. I don’t always understand how God works. I only know that He...
The Story of the Small man and the Big man (By Samuel Choo)
There was a small man and there was a big man. Their names were Smallman and Bigman. They were both in the water. They were playing in the water. Bigman...
Thank you, mum. I love you mum
Today was as good a day, as yesterday was a bad day. Yesterday was Spelling day for Samuel. Lots of pain (for both him and me) went into preparing him...
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