Each time I am at the pediatric department of Hospital UKM, which is a government hospital, I tell myself that I am really blessed with 3 normal beautiful gals. Though Baby C has a kidney reflux on her right kidney, it is still not as bad as those parents I’d seen at the hospital with kids who are plagued with more severe and life threatening problems.
Some of the parents I’d seen at the pediatric department have kids stricken with leukemia, some parents came in with kids who were born totally abnormal – with a bloated and disfigured head and abnormal facial features, one mother came in with a cute and adorable baby girl who has a hole in her heart, another mother came in with her teenage son who appeared to be mentally retarded, some had kids with Thalassemia and I also saw a few mothers who came in with their child who appeared really floppy and severely retarded mentally (and pushed on a specially designed pram) stricken with cerebral palsy. When I see these kids, I really feel for the parents. Yet, these parents appear cheerful and strong emotionally.
So to all parents out there who have normal and healthy kids, count your blessings and thank God for them. Never mind if they drive you up the wall all the time. It’s a blessing that they are capable of being hyperactive and mischievous to drive you bonkers. Just imagine the lives of the parents with kids born mentally and physically retarded or stricken with a severe ailment.
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Yes, sometimes when we lose perspective, we need to be reminded how lucky we r to be blessed with kids who’re able to drive us nuts with their activeness.
Yes…we should all count our blessings 🙂 thanks for reminding me 😀
Hi Shireen, enjoy your stories very much. And thanks for the reminder – it’s so easy to lose temper and patience at a naughty baby.
Yes..we really must not take things for granted…thanks for reminding..
So true, Shireen. There are many things which we can be grateful for but there are many times when we take things for granted.
You are so right Shireen. Sometimes, we just need a perspective adjustment. Just getting myself updated on what’s going on. Hope you and baby get through this tough times quickly. Also read about your hospital incident. What a stressor but that’s a mom’s life eh?
Thank you for the reminder.. When Z was in hospital recently, we saw many different cases too and told ourselves must not take things for granted.
Yes, Shireen . You’re right !
Yes, you’re right…we should all be grateful to be blessed with normal and healthy children. Will bear this in mind….thanks!
I just had the same conversation with my mother this morning. Sometimes Claudia drive me insane but she is healthy and a cheerful girl. May God bless those unfortunate children. May they recover soon and end their suffering.
thanks for this write up. thank you!
Thanks Shireen, thanks for remind me I should count my blessing, don’t always lose temper on my boys.
Exactly right – I feel the same way after my accident with Bryan.
Yes, I always forget to think that way..
Yes, exactly. This is exactly what I tell people that go on and on how incomplete i am because i have 2 daughters. haha – they gave me the pitiful look when Rowena was born , like’oh, girl also ok’. The main thing is that they are healthy
When we suffer in pain, they are many more out there that are more unlucky than us. Think out of the box and you will be find. Remember we need to thank God too when we are in pain and suffer.