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Father and Child Story
« on: November 17, 2009, 04:38:47 PM »
A story worth sharing, got it from a forwarded mail.

4 years ago, an accident took my beloved away and very often I wonder, how
does my wife, who is now in the heavenly realm, feel right now? She must be
feeling extremely sad for leaving a husband who is incapable to taking care
of the house and the kid. 'coz that is the exact feeling that I have, as I
feel that I have failed to provide for the physical and emotional needs of
my child, and failed to be the dad and mom for my child.

There was one particular day, when I had an emergency at work. Hence, I had
to leave home whilst my child was still sleeping. So thinking that there were
still rice leftovers, I hastily cooked an egg and left after informing my
sleepy child.

With the double roles, I am often exhausted at work as well as when I am
home. So after a long day, I came home, totally drained of all energy. So
with just a brief hug and kiss for my child, I went straight into the room,
skipping dinner. However, when I jumped into my bed with intention of just
having a well-deserved sleep, all I heard and felt was broken porcelain and
warm liquid! I flipped open my blanket, and there lies the source of the
'problem'... a broken bowl with instant noodles and a mess on the bed sheet
and blanket!

Boy, was I mad! I was so furious that I took a clothes hanger, charged
straight at my child who was happily playing with his toy, and give him a
good spanking! He merely cried but not asking for mercy, except a short
explanation:

"Dad, I was hungry and there wasn't any more leftover rice. But you were not
back yet, hence I wanted to cook some instant noodles. But I remembered you
reminding me not to touch or use the gas stove without any adults around,
hence I turned on the shower and used the hot water from the bathroom to
cook the noodles. One is for you and the other is for me. However, I was
afraid that the noodles will turn cold, so I hid it under the blanket to
keep it warm till you return. But I forgot to remind you 'coz I was playing
with my toys...I am sorry Dad..."

At that moment, tears were starting to run down my cheeks...but I didn't
want my son to see his dad crying so I dashed into the bathroom and cried
with the shower head on to mask my cries. After that episode, I went towards
my son to give him a tight hug and applied medication on him, while coaxing
him to sleep. Then, it was time to clear up the mess on the bed. When
everything was done and well past midnight, I passed my son's room, and saw
that he was still crying, not from the pain on his little buttock, but from
looking at the photograph of his beloved mommy.

A year has passed since that episode; I have tried, in this period, to focus
on giving him both the love of his dad and mom, and to attend to most of his
needs. And soon, he is turning seven, and will be graduating from
kindergarten. Fortunately, the incident did not leave a lasting impression
on his childhood memories and he is still happily growing up.

However, not so long ago, I hit my boy again, with much regret. This time,
his kindergarten teacher called, informing me of my son's absence from
school. I took off early from work and went home, expecting him to explain.
But he wasn't to be found, so I went around our house, calling out his name
and eventually found him outside a stationery shop, happily playing computer
games. I was fuming, brought him home and whack the hell out of him. He did
not retaliate, except to say, 'I am sorry, Dad'. But after much probing, I
realized that it was a 'Talent Show' organized by his school and the invite
is for every student's mommy. And that was the reason for his absence as he
has no mommy.....

Few days after the caning, my son came home to tell me, the kindergarten has
recently taught him how to read and write. Since then, he has kept to
himself and stayed in his room to practice his writing, which I am sure,
would make my wife proud, if she was still around. 'coz he makes me proud
too!

Time passes by very quickly, and soon another year has passed. Its winter,
and Christmas time. Everywhere the Christmas spirit is in every
passer-by... Christmas carols and frantic shoppers.... but alas, my son got
into another trouble. When I was about to knock off from the day's work, the
post office called. Due to the peak season, the post master was also on an
edgy mood. He called to tell me that my son has attempted to post several
letters with no addressee. Although I did make a promise never to hit my son
again, I couldn't help but to hit him as I feel that this child of mine is
really beyond control. Once again, as before, he apologized, ' I'm sorry,
Dad' and no additional reason to explain. I pushed him towards a corner,
went to the post office to collect the letters with no addressee and came
home, and angrily questioned my son on his prank, during this time of the
year.

His answer, amidst his sobbing, was :  The letters were for Mommy.

My eyes grew teary, but I tried to control my emotions and continued to ask
him: " But why did u post so many letters, at one time?" My son's reply was:
" I have been writing to mommy for a long time, but each time I reach out
for the post box, it was too high for me, hence I was not able to post the
letters. But recently, when I went back to the postbox, I could reach it and
I sent it all at once..."

After hearing this, I was lost. Lost at not knowing what to do, what to
say....

I told my son, " Son, mommy is in the heavenly kingdom, so in future, if you
have anything to tell her, just burn the letter and it will reach mommy. My
son, on hearing this, was much pacified and calm, and soon after, he was
sleeping soundly. On promising that I will burn the letters on his behalf, I
brought the letters outside, but couldn’t help opening the letter before they
turn to ash.

And one of the letters broke my heart....

Dear Mommy,

I miss you so much! Today, there was a  'Talent Show' in school, and the
school invited all mothers for the show. But you are not around, so I did
not want to participate as well. I did not tell Dad about it as I was afraid
that Dad would start to cry and miss you all over again. Dad went around
looking for me, but in order to hide my sadness, I sat in front of the
computer and started playing games at one of the shops. Dad was furious, and
he couldn’t help it but scolded and hit me, but I did not tell him the real
reason. Mommy, every day I see Dad missing you and whenever he think of you,
he is so sad and often hide and cry in his room.  I think we both miss you
very much. Too much for our own good I think. But Mommy, I am starting
to forget your face. Can you please appear in my dreams so that I can see
your face and remember you? I heard that if you fall asleep with the
photograph of the person whom you miss, you will see the person in your
dreams. But mommy, why haven’t you appeared?


After reading the letter, I can't stop sobbing. 'cos I can never replace the
irreplaceable gap left behind by my wife....

For the females with children:

Don't do so much overtime. If you cannot finish the work, it must be some
kind of problems within the company, and it is not your sole problem.
Feedback to your boss. Endless overtime may not necessary be the answer to
the problem. Take care of your health so that you can treasure and take care
of your little precious.

For the married men:

Drink less, smoke less, coz nothing can replace your good health, not even
business or clients.

Try thinking this way, are you able to work till your clients are totally
dependent on you? or your boss is totally dependent on you? In this society,
no one is indispensable.

Take care of your health, so that you can take care of your little precious
and your loved ones.

For those singles out there:

Beauty lies in loving yourself first.

With confidence and loving yourself, you will see the beauty in other things
around you. You will be able to work better and happier. Don't let your
health be affected by your work or your boss, so nothing matters more than
your well being.


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Re: Father and Child Story
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2009, 08:57:14 AM »
Very touchy, so sad that this little boy had lost his Mom
 while he's still on a tender age,
The father needs a spanking himself for being
  so impulsive, unreasonable and
  short-tempered  >:(
 
I felt a pinch in my chest while reading this
I'm also a mother and I keep praying that
  the Lord will let me live longer to the
   point that I will be able to see my future
   grandchildren.


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Re: Father and Child Story
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2009, 09:30:08 AM »
I was so touched by this story, gener. Thank you for sharing with us.

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Re: Father and Child Story
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2009, 09:59:21 AM »
My eyes are filled with tears reading this story. Thank you, Gener, for sharing the story to us.

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Re: Father and Child Story
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2009, 04:37:33 AM »
hehehe, how beautiful and touching.

Beautiful.

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Re: Father and Child Story
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2009, 10:59:04 PM »
It is sad. I got really emotional after reading this, and thought for minutes.

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