There was one period when we tried starting our own business and we were very busy. My mum used to come over daily to take care of the children even though they were living all the way in Pasir Ris and we were in the West. It took her more than an hour of commuting and by the time she reached home and finished her housework, it would be close to midnight. I kept asking my parents to move closer but my dad refused as he was accustomed to living in the East. Finally one day, when I realised the toil was getting too strenuous for my mum, I prayed fervently that my dad would change his mind.
Miraculously, the next day, there was a front page article in the 'Home' section of The Straits Times about a woman who committed suicide due to post natal depression after giving birth to her first child. My dad was very shaken and told my mum, "She is about to give birth to her fourth child, we better move closer to her." Within the month, they had rented a unit in our condominium and moved over.
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Doting grandma |
When my mum accompanies us on holidays, she is always the one who volunteers to stay behind in the hotel to accompany the baby who is sleeping, or any other 'job' that is most uninteresting or unsavoury. To her, being around her grandkids brings enough happiness and she doesn't mind any part of it. My dad encourages her to tag along even though it means he has to take care of his own meals. He knows it is better to have an extra pair of hands and an extra adult to watch over the kids.
During parties, I am usually busy either entertaining or enjoying the food to take notice of what the kids are doing. I can do that simply because I have taken for granted that my mum is always around to ensure the younger kids are properly taken care of. And whenever she comes over, if one child is sick with fever, she will automatically give the child extra care, sometimes even carrying and rocking the child the whole day. She knows that I would have been exhausted staying up all night with the sick child and she would tell me to take a rest while she takes over.
And so the saying goes, "Mothers are the best". I couldn't agree more.
Or is it, "Mother knows best"? I couldn't agree more on this one too.
(Unfortunately, none of my kids think so. Yet.)
Linking up with:

Thankful… for the hub's cooking
Thankful… for #5's cooking and caring of Kate
Thankful… for #3 in so many ways
Thankful… for sister-in-law #1
Thankful… for #5's cooking and caring of Kate
Thankful… for #3 in so many ways
Thankful… for sister-in-law #1
Thankful… for my family
Thankful… for the beauty of nature
Thankful… for my mum-in-law
Thankful… for my father-in-law
Thankful… for all who helped create this blog
Thankful… for #4's resilience and forgiveness
Thankful… for blogging perks
Thankful… for my husband's extended family
Thankful... for #2, the dream baby
Thankful... for school
Thankful… for all who helped create this blog
Thankful… for #4's resilience and forgiveness
Thankful… for blogging perks
Thankful… for my husband's extended family
Thankful... for #2, the dream baby
Thankful... for school
~ www.mummyweeblog.com - a blog on parenting 6 kids in Singapore ~
Hi Michelle, was introduced to your site...interesting reading. are you the only child so you parents are able to render support so quickly, Indeed it is very fortunate to have a good family network...families are the best!
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