spoke to hubby a couple of nights ago...i dont know why suddenly the thought entered my mind. when i brought up the subject, hubby said he too was thinking about it when he had his shower (his 'major' thoughts always seem to creep up when he's in the shower, for some reason). amir was asleep...we looked at him in his cot, one hand over his face, one hand above his head, one leg dangling through the cot rails, half of his body on his keekae.
we wondered what will happen to him if we're not around. who will take care of him, who will feed him, who will sing 'itsee bitsee spider' and 'three little kittens' to him, who will scold him when he starts throwing his toys down the stairs, who will play football with him, who will take him to school...it was a scary thought. i remembered the story about that man in plaza damas, who was pinned under the concrete, and then the picture of his 2 girls the next day. what happened to them. i'm sure there's a lot of relatives willing and able to take them in, but its not the same as having a daddy and a mummy, making sure everything's in order...making sure you dont stray...making sure you have everything you need.
we got a bit choked up when we discussed this issue. we sort of know what steps we need to take if something were to happen to us (nauzubillah), we kind of decided where amir should go, but still...i wish i could take him with me but i cant. so the only way is to make sure he is well taken care of and pray that the person taking care of him, will bring him up the way we want to.
Monday, February 06, 2006
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...sayings
the value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults - peter de vries
grown-ups never understand anything for themselves and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explainning things to them - antoine de saint-exupery
grown-ups never understand anything for themselves and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explainning things to them - antoine de saint-exupery
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a lot will happen and a lot more will not happen. that's when we leave behind our not-yet-so-adult-children. i've been visiting orphanages and shelter homes in the Klang Valley and all their stories bring tears to my eyes - tears of saddness and tears of worries ... i guess we need to take some financial precautions (insurance etc) and write a will or sort to entrust our not-yet-so-adult-children to our most trusted relatives should we are called up there much earlier ... we can plan and mitigate and then tawakal leee ...
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