People are wishing me Happy Mother's Day this year which, I find awkward.
Besides addressing myself as "Mommy" to Putri, deep inside I always forgot that I'm playing a role as somebody's mother now. My stepchildren (from my husband's previous marriage) also calls me Mommy but nobody wishes me on Mother's Day before. I never asked my stepchildren to call me "mother" anyway (because I afraid such request might hurt them). I give them freedom to call me whatever they want, so when they choose to call me Mummy, it is more than I could ask for. I always believe their real mother is the best mother for them and she's the one who deserves all her children's love and affections.
You see, a spouse may leave you but parents and children, they are forever yours until akhirat pun tak akan putus. So I'm happy for those who are blessed with children, as they're the most precious gift one could ever own.
Looking back at the previous years, Mother's Day always makes me cry. I'm not crying because nobody's wishing me Happy Mother's Day, but I'm crying because I know God would listen. I'm not crying because I'm angry and blaming God why I can't get pregnant, but I cry because I think only He knows my destiny. And another thing is because, I'm afraid one day I would be alone when I'm sick and old.
Early this year, I determined not to cry anymore, and that I want to live my life appreciating those who have been by my side all these while. And one pray to God, if it's good for me, I'm still waiting for Him to send me a baby. One month later, Putri came knocking our door. So I try as much as possible, to accept her with open heart, with a promise to take care of her like her own mother, as long as she needs me.
But as I said earlier, I always forgot that I'm somebody's mom now. The feelings are more like a sister (maybe because I'm used to taking care of my 7 younger siblings, and maybe because I can't relate myself with the feelings of having a baby inside my womb). Most of the time, I'm treating her like a sister. I tease her, make her cry and play with her like a child. Ironically, since the day she arrived, she likes to say "Papa" instead of "Mama". And now she's getting better at calling my husband "Papa" or "Bapak". I think she said "Nan" or Nenen" when pointing at me... terdetik juga dihati maybe she calls me Nanny. Hahahahaha.
I'll wait till Putri can talk, to see if she's going to call me Mommy anyway :)
Besides addressing myself as "Mommy" to Putri, deep inside I always forgot that I'm playing a role as somebody's mother now. My stepchildren (from my husband's previous marriage) also calls me Mommy but nobody wishes me on Mother's Day before. I never asked my stepchildren to call me "mother" anyway (because I afraid such request might hurt them). I give them freedom to call me whatever they want, so when they choose to call me Mummy, it is more than I could ask for. I always believe their real mother is the best mother for them and she's the one who deserves all her children's love and affections.
You see, a spouse may leave you but parents and children, they are forever yours until akhirat pun tak akan putus. So I'm happy for those who are blessed with children, as they're the most precious gift one could ever own.
Looking back at the previous years, Mother's Day always makes me cry. I'm not crying because nobody's wishing me Happy Mother's Day, but I'm crying because I know God would listen. I'm not crying because I'm angry and blaming God why I can't get pregnant, but I cry because I think only He knows my destiny. And another thing is because, I'm afraid one day I would be alone when I'm sick and old.
Early this year, I determined not to cry anymore, and that I want to live my life appreciating those who have been by my side all these while. And one pray to God, if it's good for me, I'm still waiting for Him to send me a baby. One month later, Putri came knocking our door. So I try as much as possible, to accept her with open heart, with a promise to take care of her like her own mother, as long as she needs me.
But as I said earlier, I always forgot that I'm somebody's mom now. The feelings are more like a sister (maybe because I'm used to taking care of my 7 younger siblings, and maybe because I can't relate myself with the feelings of having a baby inside my womb). Most of the time, I'm treating her like a sister. I tease her, make her cry and play with her like a child. Ironically, since the day she arrived, she likes to say "Papa" instead of "Mama". And now she's getting better at calling my husband "Papa" or "Bapak". I think she said "Nan" or Nenen" when pointing at me... terdetik juga dihati maybe she calls me Nanny. Hahahahaha.
I'll wait till Putri can talk, to see if she's going to call me Mommy anyway :)
So everybody, Thank You Very Much for all the Mother's Day wishes. Syukur kepada Allah kerana memberi saya rasa ini.
p/s: Arh, I forgot...I'm a mom to Blender too. Sampai sekarang anak aku yg sorang tu tak balik2 :( Mummy miss you lah Blender. Pulanglah sempena Hari Ibu ini. Kepada yang tak tahu, Blender adalah kucing saya yang hilang sejak 2 minggu lepas.