Friday, December 26, 2008

What Language Did You Just Use?

We always didn't say the things we had in mind.

I had seen an accident that made me thinking. There was a family of four: the father, the mother, and their two sons (a baby and a toddler).

The toddler was let to walk freely and he enjoyed the moment of freedom, the freedom the parents barely gave it to him. The mother watched over him while the baby was cradled in the arms of the father.
Suddenly the toddler stumbled and fell. the father, like a typical father, stood still and maintained his coolness while the mother quickly went and got her little child, and scolded,

Macamana jalan ni! Sampai boleh terjatuh!)

Not knowing anything but the pain the child cried, maybe he was sad after getting scold by his mother. I kept wondering how the mother felt if the child could ever answer (of course the child can not be as defensive like this, due to their age),

"i don't know how but certainly i walk like what you've taught me to. Remember? Tatih. Tatih."

There are many ways for parents to show the love to their children. I'm not a sexist but I'm on the father's side. Silence doesn't always mean you don't care. If you fall you have to stand up yourself.
I think the best way are to calm him down, and to help him stand up again, and to give him another chance.

Don't get angry over silly things. The boy doesn't ask for that. Maybe it's just the habit of a mother to babble.

Apparently the mother is worried. She doesn't intend to say that but it just came out of her mouth. After all she just cares.

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