Mum just told me straight off: "Don't bother with the Mother's Day stuff, we don't celebrate it." Mum has always been a no-nonsense person. Preferring to cut off the excess formalities and deal with the practical. A few days ago, she quickly raised up a point that she didn't want to go out this weekend because Mother's Day would be in full swing and everywhere would be more crowded and less pleasant.

Mum is also getting old. I think I first realised that my parents were really aging during my 2009 trip to Chengdu. Looking at the photos then, the signs of age were already very apparent on both of them then. And today, Dad at 59 is already thinner than me, while Mum's been coughing a lot as of late, despite her always saying she's totally fine and well.

I'm blessed to have them as my parents, even though they do not believe in Christ. Surely God made me their son for many reasons unknown to me.

Well, at least we made it for dinner, and I paid for it. First time for the family in fact. Everyone was putting off me treating the family, as if I didn't owe them anything at all and there was no need at all for me to come out any single cent even though I am working now. To my Mum, as long as she's able-bodied and healthy she would not want to rely on anyone. It's an intrinsic pride she has and she wouldn't want it any other way.

Thank God for today. || posted by Kuan Hui