children vs parents

This is the first day of the 2 wks school holidays. surprisingly Joe did not go to school. I had a quarrel with him yesterday night over the boys' bahviour. He told the boys to go and take a bath before 6pm or they would not have any dinner. In the end he went out to get dinner and when he came back, I had managed to get the boys to bathe. Boys wach took a plate and get the food and Joe scolded them up side down. Well! The boys deserved scolding but forfeiting them of their food? I was angry with the way he handled the boys so I went into my room. I did not take dinner but somehow okay wtih that as I had some snacks when I reached home. Silly to be so worked up over a small matter.

In the middle of the night, Channery cried out for us again. I went over to check and she was crying that she had wetted herself. Joe or whoever put her to bed had forgotten to let her wear her diaper to bed. I checked everywherebut did not really find the wet patch. Changed her and told her to get back to bed.

Yesterday we went to a national park. The weather was still rather cold but we allowed the kids to play in the river. They came up shivering and cold but they really happy. A little outdoor is good for everyone but coming back and seeing the way the boys behave at home put a damper to everything positive.

these two days I was really unhappy as I received an email from my elder sis saying that my parents were asked to leave my brother's house and go to stay elsewhere as they wanted to rent the whole unit out. They said they are going to move back to my sis in law's parents' house. My sis in law was unhappy with my parents and that is an excuse to get rid of them I think. My parents were unhappy and sad as they still want to stay with sons. i wonder what will happen by imposing on my youngest brother. Will his wife treat my parents likewise? Actually when we decided to come over, I also told my mum in law that we needed to rent the whole unit out so she must move back to Toa Payoh. Told Joe that it was the same tactic that I used and Joe said there is a difference as motive is different. We really are in need of money so we have no choice but to do so. Furthermore, his mum has a flat but my parents are homeless and must go stay with someone else. I think I really owe my mum in law an apology. After staying here for so long, I realized that money is not that important. Being alive, healthy, a roof over our heads and having your loved ones around you is good enough.

Well! there is a chinese proverb: ren2 zai4 zuo4, tian1 zai4 kan4. MEaning that whatever you do, be it right or wrong, do not think that nobody knows as somehow there is supernatural power that all things might be recorded. It's never between you and others, it's between you and God.

Always think of others and whether u yourself will like to be treated that way.