They say “Falling” is part and parcel of growing up. For boys, when they get rough and active, falling becomes common.

However, when my boys fell- especially on the same day but at different places - my feelings were unpleasant and disturbed.  This happened three days ago when I was also busy with rushing a work report till wee hours in the morning.  In the end, most importantly, they are ”fine” *big phew*.  Though stressful, we coped:)

An unaware Brendan was knocked by a schoolmate who was running in the school premises. Both fell.  While Brendan ended up as a cushion for the schoolmate and had small wounds on the legs, hands and fingers, the schoolmate was unhurt. To make matters worse, he did not help Brendan or utter a word of apology *sigh*. I was angry at this fact and was thinking of lodging a complaint but unfortunately, Brendan was in pain to catch a glimpse at the name of the schoolmate *sigh sigh*.  Fortunately, the wounds were not severe though there were multiple of them. 

Then..that night, Darren was coming to the study room when he tripped at the stairs and knocked hard on his face!  Fortunately, he did not trip down the stairs. I felt bad. If I had not chased him to do his homework, just because I wanted to check his homework and settle down with my office report, then perhaps he would not have rushed upstairs.  He had a swollen left cheek, which had subsided with application of ice, but there is still a little bruise now. 

{It is not easy struggling between having to meet work deliverables and at the same time, meeting the needs of the children. Mostly, we will realise that while trying to strike a balance, it is hard to draw a line or set a boundary in TIME MANAGEMENT when we wear multiple hats}

As adults, we also have the unpleasant feelings that we are “Falling” in certain points of our life. Somehow, developments have not been that smooth and pleasant since the onset of the new year. First, Brendan fell sick for a week and Darren ended up in A&E at the hospital. I went through the struggling process of having to balance between being at work and tending to children at home.  With endless matters, I felt overwhelmed. 

Well, it happens to most of us when we might just encounter low moments in life when nothing seems to be smooth.  It is just a passing phase in life.  Things will always get better although sometimes we might also let our emotions take control.  As we go through this stressful phase, I remember those worse periods before when everything seemed to fall apart. I am glad we overcome those tough parts of life as a FAMILY.  “Building my strength on previous setbacks” and “Learning to look forward to a better tomorrow” are what I try to remind myself when things do not turn out too well…..

“Life is like a jigsaw puzzle. There are always ways to piece things together again.”

- [Parent Times] -

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