Go and Have Fun

My 2nd princess is off to Kem Anak Soleh this morning. Her first overnight trip without me ever :(.



I was in dilemma last year when the kindie first held overnight trip. Then, the chosen place was Kuala Kubu Bahru (this time around is Malacca). So near belakang rumah sahaja but keberatan, inikan pula Melaka . I used my veto power not allowing her to go and she was very sad. Mr Hub was ok about her going anyway and everywhere with whoever (way :)) but I was not.


Yes, normally we mothers (and women :)) got intuition for good or bad things. But in my case, most of the time, the feelings are more personal about not wanting to let my baby girl out of my sight (for 1 night) in unfamiliar surrounding without my eyes monitoring her whereabouts – I would say that it is more relating to my selfish self being worried unnecessarily :D.


So this year, I need to muhasabah my selfish being (kononlahkan :)). Teacher Sandra said in her bulletin, parents need to sacrifice their own feeling - berkorban perasaan (bukan berkorban harta dan kasih ja). Sacrifice sikit mak ayah, she said. Have some faith in the teacher as well. Trip like this will teach them independence, pengurusan diri and yang sangat berharga is ia menitikberatkan soal sembahyang 5 waktu. Sambil berjalan bersuka ria, masjid tetap dicari untuk berjemaah and of course for memories, trip bersama kawan dan teacher tak sama seronok dengan trip with mak ayah and bla bla. So for that, this year, I berkorban lah :)


Still, I almost reluctant to let her go this morning, because she has slight fever yesterday (or maybe I just find excuses, sebab Mr Hub said, takda takda panas lah ok ja)), but since I have promised her and I have promised myself as well (promise untuk berkorban perasaan ye), I let her go, dengan berat hati. I ask her teacher to monitor her body temperature and to give medication if the need arises (I bekalkan ubat as well).

Marsya wont take NO for an answer. No matter what, she would have gone. If I said NO, jawabnya pagi tadi banjir rumah I:), maklumlah dah setahun tunggu. I assumed that the school’s techers have been talking about the event, days or weeks before today – lobbying children with, “must go tau, seronok jalan jalan, siapa tak pergi rugi etc etc” - because Marsya has been talking about it since days and she keeps asking me when is THE day. Esok ke Ummi? Lagi berapa hari ummi?


So have fun Ca, I see you tomorrow k. Sleep tight k, even without my kisses and hugs