My son normally takes a lot of time to brief me on his academic accomplishments and financial matters whereas the rest of the subjects are reserved for discussion with my wife. The very first week, when I went for a walk with him, he told me a lot about his academic accomplishments and how well he was doing. In addition, he printed his report cards for the last two semesters and I was very proud to see his academic performance. He articulated so well about the papers authored by him that were published in various international journals. My wife spent a lot of time with him to catch up on her own topics including his health, food habits, etc. and we exchanged notes with each other.
In our house, he almost has a separate house for himself as there is a door that separates us totally from his bed room, reading room and bathroom. He used to shut the door most of the time when he was growing up and we have to knock the door to gain entry. To our surprise, other than leaving his bags inside his room and using his bathroom, he pretty much spent the rest of the time with my wife, my mother-in-law, myself and Orion. He even did not sleep in his room and instead chose to sleep in the guest room. We were under the impression that we would lose him more as he grows up but on the contrary, he is getting closer to us.
He bought a lot of plants, pots and other accessories required to plant them in our yard and spend a lot of time with me and my wife planting them. He explained systematically, how to make the plants grow straight and how many times to water them in a week. He was visiting every room in the house and was troubleshooting whatever was not working fine. Instead of spending time on his own, he enjoyed fixing things at home and interacting with all of us. He walked Orion almost regularly during his stay and took care of him very well over all the weekends. There was a new neighbor who bought the house right next to us and they moved from California recently. He visited them and my neighbor showed all the renovation he had carried out in the house. He got introduced to our neighbor’s entire family right from adults and children. He came back and informed us that our neighbors have two dogs and a pig as pets. He also instructed me to handover banana fruits in our yard to the little girl next door as she is very fond of organic fruits.
He called me last week to request me to fix an appointment for servicing his car. Last night he showed up and immediately declared to his mother that he was going to cook dinner for all of us today. As he was planning to prepare Thai curry, he shopped systematically for all the ingredients and prepared a delicious dinner for all of us. Thai food was delicious not because it was prepared differently than how it is prepared by wife in general, but because of how much love he has used as ingredient. My wife was in seventh heaven since last night and I don’t blame her. Even though I control my emotions a lot, I myself feel very happy inside.
Instead of us calling him every time, the calls are initiated both ways now. Most importantly, whenever my wife picks up the phone when he calls, he inquires a lot about me and whenever I pick up the phone, he asks, “how is mom doing?” The confidence he has in himself makes me believe that he would successfully submit his dissertation in the next 2 to 2.5 years. Most importantly, his bonding with us gives me a good feeling about him having a nice family of his own once he finishes his studies and gain an employment. We hope our dreams come true.
Is he ready?
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