This morning while enjoying the morning sun rise with my 2 years old daughter Kate,
She asked , mummy what do you do?" I was caught off guard, maybe because I wasn't expecting that kind of a question from her, or maybe because no one has ever asked me that kind of a question ever in my, I breath in and breath out, with her head resting on my chest, I said, Mummy makes the bad guys pay for their crime sweetheart, mummy so you're a fighter, I smiled as I rest my chin on her head, yes baby, mummy is a fighter, and mummy always win, mummy never fail, so when you grow up you too will be a fighter okay? Yes mummy, I promise to fight and defeat all the bad guys, mummy I will protect you okay? Okay baby, mummy knows you will protect her.
I paused for a while before continuing mummy also help people tell the truth," I said.
She nodded like that made sense.
Maybe it did. Then I had her exclaimed, oh my goodness, mummy you're a super hero, my mummy is a super hero, I will tell all my friends that my mummy is a super hero, I listen quietly to her excitement and I felt at peace inside of me, it feels different having your own feeling proud of you,
Come on let's go back in, daddy is making some pancakes for breakfast, I carried her in with me,
Saturdays mornings are for pancakes and cartoons. I gave the staffs a day off today cause I want to have a family bond with my family, busying myself in the kitchen I heard footsteps coming from the door, daddy are the pancakes ready, Kate ran over and hug my legs, looking up to me with her cute little eyes, I pick her up, no honey, but trust daddy it will be ready soon, I approach my wife who just sat a the kitchen dinning looking at her, I gave her a peck, did you guys enjoy the view? She smiled and nodded, come with us next time it lovely, I nodded gently, Daniel is still sleeping? She asked, I bend down gently put Kate on the chair before standing up straight, yes, you know that son of ours like sleep, she laughed hard,
I walked back to the stove and continue making the pancakes,
I burnt the first batch on purpose.
Ari pretends not to notice.
I laughed inwardly knowing that she knows I did that to see what she will say, I finished up quickly, and Ari helped me to set the dinning, I asked Kate to go wake her brother so we can have breakfast,
Love is a ritual and we sacrificed alot to gain this,
Children Ask Honest questions and exactly the way it is in their heart,
Grandpa Why do you sometimes walk with a walking stick, I smiled at the question my grandson asked.
"Because I have lived long enough to earn it," I replied.
He seemed satisfied but confused, Grandpa you mean walking with a stick needs to be earned?
Yes boy, okay Grandpa, I will make sure to live long enough to earn it, good boy I said as I rub my hand on his head,
Children sometimes understand more than adults.
I spent my day listening to them and watching them play, accompanying them in doing their Assignments and every other things they have to do, now that's my full time job,
Staying Late, Again
I stayed late—not from anything but hunger to win
Madam passed by and said,
"Don't let ambition steal your life Maya." you're still young and promising, so make sure to create time to rest,
Yes ma'am, I will do just that,
She smiled and went home .