Love that Blossoms
My eldest son turned 18 last month. He wants to marry his girlfriend. As a mom, internally I went *GASP* and *SHRIEK* and *!!!!!!* but externally I reasoned with him.
His reason was that he wants to be with her always and forever after.. and if they don't get engaged now she may meet someone else & leave him.
So I went on the premise that we can plan but Allah is the best Planner of all. If it is meant to be they will be together in holy matrimony. If not, someone better is waiting for both of them.
Just now we averted something close to a national crisis. He wanted to visit her in Terengganu & they made their own arrangement to meet.. and they came up with the brilliant idea that he will stay overnight at her grandparents'.
This notion will not cause a stir in suburban Puchong.. but in a small village in Terengganu this is akin to a scandal @ affair. So the grandfather called her father.. who foamed at the mouth.. and her mum called me. She may have a certain opinion already about my lacklustre parenting skills, but didn't show it, and we talked about how this trip can be cancelled. Luckily I had been on the phone earlier with my eldest son & had gone thru the reasoning process. He eventually relented and agreed to stay put in Penang. *PHEWWW*
Love is a many splendoured thing I'm sure.. but at the age of 18 an intervention may be required and necessary.
His reason was that he wants to be with her always and forever after.. and if they don't get engaged now she may meet someone else & leave him.
So I went on the premise that we can plan but Allah is the best Planner of all. If it is meant to be they will be together in holy matrimony. If not, someone better is waiting for both of them.
Just now we averted something close to a national crisis. He wanted to visit her in Terengganu & they made their own arrangement to meet.. and they came up with the brilliant idea that he will stay overnight at her grandparents'.
This notion will not cause a stir in suburban Puchong.. but in a small village in Terengganu this is akin to a scandal @ affair. So the grandfather called her father.. who foamed at the mouth.. and her mum called me. She may have a certain opinion already about my lacklustre parenting skills, but didn't show it, and we talked about how this trip can be cancelled. Luckily I had been on the phone earlier with my eldest son & had gone thru the reasoning process. He eventually relented and agreed to stay put in Penang. *PHEWWW*
Love is a many splendoured thing I'm sure.. but at the age of 18 an intervention may be required and necessary.
posted by elya at 12:21 am
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