The wheels go round and round

Mum looked after Kyra from the day she was born till she was ready to go to nursery.She had no choice but to come back to Kl as Aaron was born and needed looking after.The time she was in Spore I had to fend for myself but that was not a problem as I have lived on my own in several places, Tashkent, Melaka and Lembah Beringin. Aaron is now ready to start on the next phase of his life ,going to formal school and now its time for Lucas our youngest grandson.His parents bought a new house and being working people of course needs assistance to bring the little fella up.So its time for us to move again to a new neighborhood like we did initially to Spore, Taman Desa and Ara Damansara.Fortunately mum is very adaptable , making friends wherever she goes and she has such a positive attitude about things so much so that I would say its nothing short of amazing.I'm sure she will adapt to the new environment and just like her will make the best use of it.She is already talking of going to UK when our next grandchild comes along. Bringing up the little fellas is not an easy job .It eats into your time and freedom but we look at it as our contribution to make life easier for our own children.I suppose most parents will do this for their kids.How can you say "no" when your help is needed.its not only a responsibility but in a way a pleasure to know that you are still useful and wanted.So the next mission is to see Lucas grow up and ready to be sent to nursery and then maybe off to London and eventually , hopefully HOME.To parents to be with the children and to be able to make life a little bit easier for them is as mum says " worthwhile , despite the tiredness and little sacrifices ".We often wonder how she is able to cope , looking after the little ones ( and doing a great job) and at the same time taking care of the household chores.At times I ask her and her answer is " I love my children and grandchildren " and that is what makes the burden negligible.What an attitude ! Staying with our youngest daughter will be interesting and meaningful as we can see little Lucas grow up.We have had a good stay with our second daughter and seeing Aaron grow up to be a strong , healthy and intelligent boy is one of our joys in life and gives us the motivation to move on. The famous words " I shall pass this way but once , hence any good which I can do ,let me do it now for I may not pass this way again "aptly describes what mum is doing and will continue doing for the children and grandchildren. Denai Alam here we come !