Mothering is a noble, sometimes thankless task, worthy of nothing less than the best. It's not a day's job or Monday to Friday job. It's 365 days responsibility and mind you there's no vacation or sabbatical leaves. My daughter is just one year old++ and I love it when she's awake in the morning, trying to wriggle in between me and my wife. She's just playful as the way she is and it just melts my heart away.

I do think back how I was brought up. My father is a strict and education-emphasis person and of course, it came with caning, belting and the most dreadful is kneeling down facing Teh Chu Kong (God of Earth) until the joss-stick burns out. You just can't help it but think back, do I want to meted out such punishment as a form of discipline in the future to my daughter? Up-bringing a child is not easy as it seems and sometimes it hurts more when I think I have not always done well in giving my daughter wings.

@pigglet

Here's something for sharing: The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. By Honoré de Balzac

Regards, Joey

This post has been edited by Joey Christensen: Mar 19 2011, 10:44 AM