A lady's story

Could you ever imagine, a lady, who had his husband passed away after about 2 years they got married.

Could you ever imagine, the lady, who did not have herself remarried again, because she never thought of that is one of her choice.

Could you imagine, the lady, who has nothing left by her husband but two children which only 1 and 2 years old respectively and never even have the thought crossing her mind before to abandon them.

Could you imagine, the lady, who doesn't know how to drive but decide to become hawker, who apparently needs transport a lot, because it seems like nothing else she could do.

Could you imagine, the lady, she lives her life for nothing but just to raise her two children.

Could you imagine, the lady, her life is all about cooking for the whole big family including her siblings, looking after their children and sometimes picking up the slack besides working very hard to earn some money for her children.

Could you imagine, the lady, who has the education until standard 5, has now have to carry the burden to support her children's education and making sure they are well educated, no matter how.

Could you imagine, the lady, who only know how to speak chinese, some malay and nothing about english, have to make sure her children can have the same childhood as other children had, although that is mean sometimes they have to be brought to some english speaking environment she can't really communicate well.

Could you imagine, the lady, who doesn't know how to drive, just a lady, carried her about 6 years old sick son on her back for almost 3km from shops to home.

Could you imagine, the lady, managed to support her son to overseas by her own savings and earning.

Could you imagine, the lady, worked as so many jobs before even few jobs per day just to make sure her children can have a good lifestyle.

Could you imagine, the lady, who being a mum and supposed to only pamper, parents, teach and spoil her children as every mom gets to but she has to carries all the job as a father and mother now just to raise her children up, no matter what.

Could you imagine, the lady, who apparently knows how's embarrassment feels like but she can ignore it totally for her children.

Could you imagine, the lady, who should be one who only knows how to spend for the latest purse, has to now know how to fix the toilets, unclog the sinks and change the lamp.

Could you imagine, the lady, who ought to have a life like any other lady, make up, go out, have a family trip but what she got is just work harder and harder and never dare of dreaming those.

Could you imagine, the lady, who expect she can have a good life after married, who should only worries about how to cure the pimples on her face, what to wear today, what brand of purse is up to trend today but what she get to worries is all about how to keep her bank account enough to sustain her and the children's life.

If one day the lady asked me: ' Will I embarrass my son by wearing this in that occasion? '

Me :' Why?'

The lady:' Because every other mom out there is so stunning, putting up make up, wearing ear rings and so on but I have only this ordinary look.'

Me: ' No! Whatever you wear, however you look like, he will be definitely proud of you. MOM.'

Exactly, the lady, the widow, the wonderful woman, is my MOM.

If you ever wondered if you did a good job all these while, no doubt, you did!

Maybe I don't know how it feels like to have dad, maybe I am not like other boys out there, have their father to teach, guide, accompany them in everything and how to be a man.

But thanks to dad, I get to know I have an amazing mom.

I know you always feel bad that we don't have a dad in our childhood, we don't have a 'protective' feeling that make us don't have to afraid when get bullied because our dad will take care for us.

I know you feel bad that we don't have a pretty mom to show off like many other children.

If you ever thought of that, no, you are totally wrong.

You are the PRETTIEST, no matter how many pimples on your face, how rough your hand became.

You are not an ordinary woman, I can be sure of that.

You did not embarrass us at all, I just want you to be proud of me one day, that you are having a son, a successful one.

I will try my best, no matter what I'm doing, I promise.

Happy CNY, mom!

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