Not many of you know..but I have been living as a single parent for the last 1 week (ahem).
That is Zoe has been without her mom for a week! Horrors!..
for Zoe actually..because she usually needs mom to put her to bed, since she is very sticky to the mom. Zoe often push me away , saying “Don’t want daddy”, when mommy is around. I wondered if she can cope (or I can cope) without my wife around. How would Zoe react without seeing her mom for one week? Will Zoe be okay with only me?
But Zoe had been so well-behaved this week. Hardly fuss much except for the first 3 nights where she woke up crying in the middle of the night asking for mommy. During those times, i felt so sad for Zoe. And come to appreciate (a bit) how difficult it is for single parents (or divorse parents)…
But the last few nights she hardly cries asking for mommy. When Amy calls home, she did not cry but was able to talk a bit. She is so matured for a 20 months old!
And now my baby Zoe hugs me and stick close to me…
Happy Daddy…no worried I will lose my numero uno position when Amy comes back tomorrow.
Such as peace in the family,
Such as an encouraging boss,
Such as the respect of your peers,
You can add also - an unexpected kiss from your own child.
This morning while I was cuddling and carrying Zoe before I leave for work, Zoe planted a straight kiss on my lips! Then she did it again, gave a cheeky smile and said ‘kiss kiss’. I never taught her that. (Ed:My wife has since corrected me that I had taught her once and it was my wife who discouraged me) [Since my in-laws discouraged me to avoid the situation where the baby would kiss the maid. That would be haram, right? Ahem.]
It completely blew my mind! I was in Fatherland heaven! I was almost in tears.
I have always loved to kiss that cute small face of Zoe (who wouldn’t) and I do take every opportunity to kiss her on the cheek when my lips are clean. But this was different, it was from my 11-months old baby to me.
Yes, Zoe loves me, this I know. And that’s something money can’t buy.
