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            <title><![CDATA[Chapter 20]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 15:38:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chapter 20</p><p>After Son finished his green bean porridge and the teacher chatted with Jessica, Kathy, who was sitting at a distance, realized that Son was standing outside the classroom near the window. He also saw Jessica and the teacher chatting intimately.</p><p>Feeling curious, Kathy put her cellphone back in her bag and got up from sitting and walked towards Son, the teacher, and Jessica.</p><p>The teacher smiled when she saw Mama Son walking from a distance towards them. He felt that the mother of the child standing next to him was very beautiful.</p><p>Kathy&#39;s steps had already arrived in front of them. Son immediately looked at his mother. There was a change from a cold expression to a happy expression on the boy&#39;s face. And the teacher glanced at him briefly.</p><p>&quot;Why, why is Son outside the classroom? He&#39;s not with the other kids?&quot; Kathy wonders.</p><p>&quot;Son was taken out of class to eat, Mrs. Kathy,&quot; Jessica informed. &quot;Because in class he didn&#39;t want to eat anymore so the teacher took him out of class.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Oh, is that so?&quot; Kathy nodded. &quot;But I saw that Son wanted to eat while in class?&quot; Kathy remembered.</p><p>&quot;Yes, indeed, ma&#39;am,&quot; answered the teacher. &quot;But after he saw his mother leaving the classroom he didn&#39;t want to do it anymore.&quot;</p><p>&quot;You mean me?&quot; Kathy looked at the teacher, Jessica, and Son alternately.</p><p>Jessica nodded. The teacher smiled.</p><p>&quot;Oh, why is that?&quot; Kathy was amazed.</p><p>&quot;Because this child loves his mother, ma&#39;am,&quot; answered the teacher. &quot;Mother needs to be around her more often so that her heart can be comforted.&quot;</p><p>&quot;What do you mean?&quot; Kathy was a little surprised.</p><p>&quot;This mother&#39;s child really loves Mother. With Mother beside him, he will eat with gusto.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Oh really?&quot; Kathy couldn&#39;t believe it. A surreal smile spread across the corners of his lips. His face also changed in surprise and joy.I was shocked to find out that the son, who Jessica often complained about, had difficulty eating, but it turned out that the reason was not because the child had no appetite for the maid&#39;s cooking at home, but because his mother was not nearby. And happy to know that Son actually loves him.</p><p>All this time, Kathy thought that Son didn&#39;t love her enough because of his cold attitude towards everyone. In fact, he rarely wants to talk or answer when asked. Because of this, slowly Kathy&#39;s heart, which originally loved him very much when he was a baby, turned cold too.</p><p>&quot;Yes, Mrs. Kathy. Mrs. Teacher noticed that when Mrs. Kathy was in class, Son was eating with gusto, but after Mrs. Kathy left the class, Son changed and didn&#39;t want to eat. &quot;So Mrs. Teacher concluded that Mrs. Kathy was her encouragement,&quot; explained Jessica.</p><p>&quot;Wow! Apparently so!&quot; Kathy exclaimed in amazement. he immediately squatted in front of Son and spoke to him. His eyes shone with love and affection. Warmth spread through his heart after feeling cold towards his own child for so long</p><p>&quot;Son,&quot; he called. Kathy touched Son&#39;s arm and smiled at him with sparkling eyes. &quot;Do you really love Mama, Son? Come on, answer me,&quot; asked Kathy.</p><p>Son looked at his mother who was squatting in front of him. He glanced briefly at Kathy&#39;s hand which was holding his arm. Then turned back to Kathy&#39;s face. Son&#39;s eyes stared deep into Kathy&#39;s eyes. the child can only answer with expressions and facial expressions that reflect the answer in his heart. He is not used to saying sweet words or even hugging like other children usually do.</p><p>&quot;Answer Mama, Son. Is it true that you love Mama, SonMom will be very happy if you tell her,&quot; repeated Kathy with pleading eyes. She really wanted to know the truth that was in Son&#39;s heart because all this time she had been confused by her son&#39;s attitude until she finally chose to give up and no longer think about him anxiously.</p><p>Son&#39;s answer will mean a lot to him because it can melt the ice in his heart and warm his heart, which has felt dry for so long. Barrenness is not due to a lack of attention from her husband or the people around her. but barren because of her inability to understand the child she herself gave birth to.</p><p>Kathy failed to understand Son&#39;s soul and mind. Not just Kathy, not even Tom, Son&#39;s father, Jessica, Son&#39;s baby sitter, and even the servants in his house can understand Son. They didn&#39;t know why the child always acted cold to the people around him, didn&#39;t want to talk, even his eyes were very cold towards other people.</p><p>You could say that only Elen understands Son&#39;s nature and character, but Elen never wants to tell anyone anything about Son. He kept it to himself and because only Elen knew, Son obeyed him more. to the butler in his house who took care of him from when he was a baby until now.</p><p>It seemed that Kathy&#39;s efforts to ask Son were unsuccessful because the child still didn&#39;t want to talk. He didn&#39;t understand why his mother, who he loved so much, still didn&#39;t understand that in his heart he really loved her mother.</p><p>Do all the feelings in your heart have to be expressed in words? Can&#39;t it be in the form of facial expressions? Even if the eyes could talk, people would be able to understand what&#39;s in the heart without needing to speak</p><p>&quot;Calm down, Miss Kathy,&quot; the teacher said Kathy&#39;s name as she heard from Jessica. &quot;This mother&#39;s child definitely loves his mother very much, but he&#39;s not used to expressing it in words&quot;But if I look at his reaction when he ate porridge in class and when he saw his mother from a distance outside of class, I can confirm that the answer you want to hear is indeed yes.&quot;</p><p>Kathy shifted her grip on Son&#39;s arm behind his back. he immediately hugged Son and kissed his cheek. Warmth spread in the deepest recesses of his heart. Feelings of emotion and happiness immediately enveloped him until his tears just fell onto Son&#39;s uniform.</p><p>&quot;I&#39;m sorry, son, for not understanding you all this timeAll this time Mama thought you didn&#39;t like Mama because Mama rarely had time for you. Mama has misunderstood you,&quot; said Kathy then wiped the tears from her cheeks.</p><p>We cry not just because we are sad. But we also cry because we are moved and happy. And that&#39;s what Kathy is experiencing now. he was moved and happy to know the truth that Son had kept all this time. He was relieved that his mistake had been resolved so far. The teacher who understands Son&#39;s soul and mind has corrected the mistakes in his mind. enlightening her mind which for years had felt dark because she failed to understand the child born from her womb.</p><p>* * *</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=86b754c67c70" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chapter 19]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 15:36:04 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2024-11-03T15:36:04.717Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chapter 19</p><p>&quot;Hmmm... is that so?&quot; The female teacher looked at Son while bowing slightly. &quot;What&#39;s your name, kid?&quot; he asked Son who was sitting on the bench with his mouth locked. He saw that the child was silent and didn&#39;t want to open his mouth when Jessica fed him the remaining half of the green bean porridge.</p><p>Son didn&#39;t answer.</p><p>&quot;What&#39;s your name, kid?&quot; repeated the female teacher.</p><p>Son still didn&#39;t answer.</p><p>&quot;What&#39;s his name?&quot; the teacher was forced to ask Jessica. he turned his attention from Son to Jessica who was standing next to Son.</p><p>&quot;Wilson, ma&#39;am. His name is Wilson Simon. But we usually just call him Son,&quot; answered Jessica. His hand was no longer holding the spoon filled with green bean porridge. He had put the spoon back into the bowl when the female teacher walked towards Son and him.</p><p>&quot;Why doesn&#39;t he answer?&quot; the female teacher asked Jessica. &quot;Is he used to not answering people&#39;s questions?&quot;</p><p>&quot;Yes, usually it&#39;s the same at home, ma&#39;am&quot;rarely wants to talk, even when asked, he is reluctant to answer,&quot; explained Jessica.</p><p>&quot;Oh, but you&#39;re good at talking, right?&quot;</p><p>&quot;Yes. He is 5 years old. Two years ago he was able to call papa mama and answer a few short questions,&quot; told Jessica.</p><p>&quot;Oh, so why doesn&#39;t he want to answer when asked?&quot; curious teacher.</p><p>&quot;We don&#39;t know either, ma&#39;am. Maybe it&#39;s something you&#39;re born with,&quot; answered Jessica, guessing.</p><p>&quot;Hmmm... This child doesn&#39;t like to talk, doesn&#39;t want to answer, and doesn&#39;t want to eat easily either,&quot; he looked thoughtful. &quot;Okay, after a few days or a few weeks when he goes to school here I will be able to find out why. I will pay more attention to him,&quot; said the teacher.</p><p>&quot;Thank you, ma&#39;am,&quot; replied Jessica.</p><p>&quot;Yes, you&#39;re welcome. Come, let me help you feed himmaybe he wants to,&quot; said the teacher as she held the bowl of green bean porridge that was on Son&#39;s desk and took it.</p><p>&quot;Mother, do you want to feed him?&quot; Jessica asked, somewhat surprised.</p><p>&quot;Yes. But not here.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Where, ma&#39;am?&quot;</p><p>&quot;Outside.&quot;</p><p>After saying that he held Son&#39;s hand and took him. &quot;Come on, Son. Let&#39;s just eat outside. Let Mom feed you.&quot;<br>Son raised his head to look at the teacher. The teacher smiled at him. a very friendly smile and seems like children will like it because that smile is typical for children. A smile that shows affection and patience.</p><p>Seeing the teacher speak softly to him, Son seemed to be drawn by a magnet to come closer to her. Son got up from the bench and walked after the teacher, who was holding a bowl in one hand and holding Son&#39;s hand in the other.</p><p>They walked outside the classroom. The teacher told Jessica, who was following their steps, to stop outside the classroom, near the window.</p><p>&quot;Okay, Son. You stand here, okay, let me feed you,&quot; he said as he let go of his grip on Son&#39;s hand. he used that hand to scoop up the green bean porridge in the bowl he was holding.</p><p>&quot;Well, Son, before you eat, try looking over there first,&quot; he said, pointing in the distance at Kathy who was staring at her cellphone screen while looking down and sitting on a park bench. &quot;That&#39;s your mother, right? The one in class earlier?&quot; His eyes glanced at Jessica for an answer too.</p><p>Jessica nodded.</p><p>Apparently the teacher had been paying attention to Son&#39;s movements, who was accompanied by his mother and nanny on either side of the bench. He also saw Jessica feeding Son when Kathy was standing next to Son and Son was eating the green bean porridge that Jessica offered him. But the next moment, when Kathy left the classroom and Jessica was about to feed Son again, the child didn&#39;t want to. The teacher saw Son&#39;s mother leave the classroom and walk across to the park bench and sit there.</p><p>&quot;Yes, Son. Is that your mother?&quot; repeated the teacher.</p><p>Son looked at Kathy who was sitting looking down in the distance then moved to the face of the teacher who was standing nearby. Then he nodded.</p><p>The teacher breathed a sigh of relief. At least this child gave a reaction or answer to his question, even if it was just a nod of the head.</p><p>&quot;Yes, that&#39;s your beautiful mother, Son. She will definitely be happy if you finish this green bean porridge,&quot; said the teacher.</p><p>Son stared at him transfixed. He understood what the teacher said but he didn&#39;t reply to her words.</p><p>&quot;Now, Son. You eat this now, okay? Let me feed you,&quot; said the teacher and then brought the spoon filled with green bean porridge closer to Son&#39;s face.</p><p>Son looked at him one more time before finally opening his mouth.</p><p>The teacher immediately fed Son the green bean porridge. Thankfully, Son finally wanted to eat after being persuaded by the teacher. Not just one spoon, but several more spoons until the green bean porridge in the bowl is completely finished.</p><p>Jessica breathed a sigh of relief. He didn&#39;t expect that Son would quickly eat the remaining porridge that the teacher fed him. During the 5 years of looking after Son, Jessica always had to try hard to find various ways to persuade Son to eat. Now there is someone else who can easily make Son eat quickly. what&#39;s the secret?</p><p>&quot;Wow, the teacher is really great,&quot; said Jessica, unable to hide her admiration for the teacher who had just met Son for a moment and was able to make the child hear her words.</p><p>&quot;Not really. Actually, it&#39;s easy if we know how,&quot; said the teacher.</p><p>&quot;What&#39;s the secret, ma&#39;am?&quot; Jessica was still looking at the teacher&#39;s face with curiosity while her hand took the empty bowl that the teacher was holding. &quot;Come on, Mom. Let me hold the bowl,&quot; said Jessica.</p><p>The teacher handed Jessica the bowl in her hand and answered her question. &quot;The secret is just the ability to understand a child&#39;s soul, mind, nature and character.&quot;</p><p>&quot;What do you mean, ma&#39;am?&quot; Jessica doesn&#39;t understand.</p><p>&quot;Hmmm... what this means is that after we understand what is in a child&#39;s mind and soul, we can respond to it with what is suitable for that mind and soullike earlier, I saw Son eating without reluctance when his mother was near him in class. As soon as his mother left the classroom and walked away from him, he was immediately reluctant to eat again. &quot;So I think that his mother is the person who is in his mind and soul, so his mother can also make him do what he wants,&quot; explained the teacher at length.</p><p>&quot;Oh... apparently so. I didn&#39;t notice that earlier. and all this time I also didn&#39;t realize that Mrs. Kathy was the person who could make Son do what he wanted. I thought maybe Son was full because he had already had breakfast at home. Every day I also think that maybe Son doesn&#39;t like the taste of the food cooked by the cook in our house. &quot;Apparently...&quot; Jessica laughed bitterly. Meanwhile, the teacher smiled knowingly.</p><p>* * *</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=756defece99a" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chapter 18]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 15:34:24 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2024-11-03T15:34:24.179Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chapter 18</p><p>The first activity for kindergarten children at Son&#39;s school is breakfast. Some people brought in breakfast menus for them. It seems like they are employees who work in the kitchen in charge of preparing the breakfast menu for the kindergarten students at the school.</p><p>they distributed breakfast to each bench, each got 1 portion. Today&#39;s menu is green bean porridge and apparently the children really like it.</p><p>parents or caregivers who are beside them help the children open the lid of the plastic bowl which is usually used for single use only. It was seen that the children were very hungry eating the green bean porridge.</p><p>Kathy saw Jessica squatting beside Son to guide him to eat green bean porridge. Even though Son already had breakfast from home an hour ago, there&#39;s no harm in eating again now.</p><p>&quot;I&#39;m sitting on a park bench, Jes. You accompany Son,&quot; said Kathy, who was standing next to Son&#39;s bench.</p><p>&quot;Yes, Mrs. Kathy. Let me look after Son,&quot; answered Jessica.</p><p>Kathy walked out of the classroom. He felt a little awkward being in the son care class with Jessica. He felt that just one person or Jessica was enough to look after Son in a classroom that was noisy with children&#39;s voices and the voices of adults talking to the children.</p><p>Kathy stepped closer to the park bench across from the classroom. He sat there then took out his Android cellphone from his backpack to start surfing in cyberspace.</p><p>While Kathy was looking at her cellphone, a call came in via WA from Tom. Kathy immediately answered the incoming call.</p><p>&quot;Yeah, how are you, Kath? Have you arrived at school?&quot; asked Tom on the other end.</p><p>&quot;Yes, Tom. Son is already in class and is having green bean porridge for breakfast. What about you?&quot; Kathy asked back.</p><p>&quot;I&#39;ve arrived at the office too. What about you? Are you in class accompanying Son? Why is it quiet?&quot; Tom asked next.</p><p>&quot;No, Tom. I was in the park sitting alone. &quot;Jessica is the one who looks after Son in class,&quot; answered Kathy.</p><p>&quot;Oh, okay. You&#39;re waiting for Son to come home, right?&quot;</p><p>&quot;Yes, I waited here for 3 hours. But not every day. Maybe just for these 3 days. Next, let Jessica wait for Son.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Yeah, that&#39;s good, Kath,&quot; Tom concluded the conversation.</p><p>In the past, waiting for your child at school felt long and boring if you didn&#39;t have anyone to chat with, but now it&#39;s no longer a problem because there are gadgets to accompany you. While waiting for your children to come home from school, you can surf the internet.</p><p>but Kathy also usually has activities during school hours like this, namely helping Tom do some office work such as meeting clients, discussing new projects with them, or with the clients&#39; wives doing things that other people&#39;s wives usually do. rich.</p><p>Hanging out with clients&#39; wives is also one of the things that can strengthen relationships and launch businesses or projects. Usually, with good communication and interaction, a good relationship can also be established between the clients&#39; wives. and it will come in handy when they or their husbands discuss projects. This is an activity that Kathy has often done since she married Tom, even when they were still dating.</p><p>Meanwhile, across the park opposite the park bench where Kathy was sitting, the students in class B, most of whom were still toddlers, were eating heartily.</p><p>At the age of entering school, there are children who are already fluent in speaking and chatting with other people, but there are also those who are still not so fluent, and there are even those whose speech is still in the form of typical children&#39;s babbling that other people don&#39;t understand. That said, it depends on the environment in which he usually interacts. But it could also be the child&#39;s nature if he likes to talk or not.</p><p>Not all children are willing to eat with gusto all the food offered to them. There are children who find it very difficult to eat, to the point of being forced to feed them, so parents or caregivers are forced to find ways to attract their attention and immediately feed them when their attention is focused on something interesting.</p><p>However, if you look at the students in class B, the average child eats well.Maybe because they see around them their peers who are also eating heartily or because a sudden change in the environment makes them forget to refuse food.</p><p>&quot;Come on, finish your green bean porridge, Son,&quot; said Jessica, who was forced to feed Son because he didn&#39;t seem interested in imitating his classmates who were eating with gusto. Even at home, Jessica often has to feed him because Son is a child who has difficulty eating.</p><p>Don&#39;t know why. It is said that it can also be determined by the mood of the child concerned. You can imagine a child who is often left at home accompanied by a baby sitter and butler who is not his mother and father. No matter how delicious food is, it will feel ordinary if the child wants the warmth given by his father and mother more than delicious food. That&#39;s probably what happened to Son.</p><p>&quot;Come on, finish it, Son, there&#39;s still half a bowl left. Look, your other friends have already finished it,&quot; Jessica tried to persuade Son with words so that he, who had been eating reluctantly, wanted to finish his breakfast quickly.</p><p>Son didn&#39;t answer. only his head moved to the right or left when Jessica shoved the green bean porridge he had spooned in front of his face. It is the language of a child&#39;s refusal to taste or eat what is offered to him.</p><p>&quot;Come on, Son,&quot; Jessica kept persuading Son but no matter what, Son still refused. Even at home, Jessica often looks for a thousand and one ways to feed Son. He only drank milk fluently when he was only a few months old. When Son started being given solid food other than milk, he didn&#39;t like it.</p><p>The female teacher who had entered Son&#39;s class walked around the classroom visiting the children&#39;s seats one by one. He saw the average child eating greedily. But when he reached the side of Son&#39;s bench, he stopped because he saw Son trying to avoid being fed by Jessica.</p><p>&quot;Why, Sis? Doesn&#39;t he like green bean porridge?&quot; asked the female teacher.</p><p>Jessica turned to him with one hand holding a spoon to feed Son. &quot;That&#39;s not it, Teacher. Even at home he usually finds it difficult to eat. You have to be persuaded with great difficulty,&quot; answered Jessica.</p><p>* * *</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=9cb0dca5fccc" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chapter 17]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 15:32:43 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2024-11-03T15:32:43.246Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chapter 17</p><p>Jessica took Son&#39;s hand following Kathy&#39;s steps towards the front of the school or the park. After walking tens of meters, Kathy turned left where there were 10 classrooms lined up for kindergarten children plus 5 other rooms consisting of: 2 teachers&#39; offices, 1 principal&#39;s office, 1 administration office, and 1 finance/cashier office.</p><p>The three of them had arrived at class B, in front of which was a garden for children&#39;s play, equipped with swings and slides.</p><p>&quot;This is Son&#39;s class, isn&#39;t it, Mrs. Kathy?&quot; asked Jessica, who was still holding Son beside her.</p><p>&quot;Yes, that&#39;s right, JesWhen I was registering the other day, he said Son had a place in class B. Come on, let&#39;s go in,&quot; said Kathy.</p><p>Jessica also led Son into the classroom accompanied by Kathy.</p><p>In the class they entered, there were already dozens of students who were Son&#39;s age. they sat on their respective benches, around 4-6 years old, boys and girls. Some are accompanied by parents or caregivers but there are also those who are left alone. As long as the entrance bell hasn&#39;t rung, parents can still be inside to accompany their children. Understandably, this is the first day of school so they are definitely still unfamiliar with the new environment.</p><p>Arriving inside, Kathy immediately saw a bench. &quot;Just choose seat number 2 from the front, Jes. Here. &quot;Son is sitting here,&quot; Kathy pointed to a place in the second row of the side wall of the classroom.</p><p>Jessica also led Son&#39;s hand to sit there. Meanwhile, Kathy put Son&#39;s bag on the table which was in the 2nd row from the front and also in the 2nd row from the side wall.</p><p>&quot;Son, just sit here, ma&#39;am? Don&#39;t you want to just be in the middle near the teacher&#39;s desk?&quot; Jessica asked to confirm.</p><p>Kathy turned to where Jessica was referring. There was indeed an empty chair in front of the teacher&#39;s desk. There were no children&#39;s school bags placed on the table. meaning that the bench is still not occupied.</p><p>&quot;I think it&#39;s here,&quot; said Kathy.</p><p>In fact, Kathy also wanted Son to be able to occupy the strategic seat in the middle row and in the front row from the entrance. However, remembering that Son&#39;s character was a bit cold towards the people around him, Kathy became doubtful.</p><p>Indeed, the benches and tables in the classroom are intended for one person at a time, i.e. each student occupies a separate table. but it is not impossible if the students are close to each other, talking or playing like children. And what Kathy is worried about is if Son feels disturbed if someone sits too close to him. In this case, it is the teacher who teaches because the teacher&#39;s desk is in front of the desk Jessica pointed to.</p><p>&quot;As long as that place is still empty, Mrs. Kathy,&quot; Jessica said, making Kathy think again.</p><p>&quot;Hmmm... I don&#39;t think so,&quot; Kathy still refused after thinking for a moment, &quot;Son, let&#39;s just stay here.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Oh, yes, okay. You can just sit here, Son,&quot; Jessica said to Son, who she led to sit on the bench that Kathy had chosen.</p><p>Son sat on the bench while Jessica stood beside him.</p><p>The children in the classroom inevitably make noise with their babbling or whining and crying because they generally feel unfamiliar with the new environment.</p><p>&quot;Wow, will Son be left alone in class, ma&#39;am&quot;He might feel uncomfortable,&quot; Jessica remembered with worry.</p><p>It&#39;s not without reason that Jessica said that, because now Jessica has seen the change in Son&#39;s expression, which is less than happy. the noisy voices of his peers who were in the same classroom as him made Son uncomfortable. His forehead was furrowed and his eyes were cold.</p><p>&quot;We&#39;ll see what the teacher says,&quot; answered Kathy.</p><p>Son was still accompanied by his mother and baby sitter until the bell rang.</p><p>Not long after, a female teacher in her 25s entered the classroom. He wore a teacher&#39;s uniform, just like the kindergarten students at the school who also wore student uniforms made by the school.</p><p>So when parents register, apart from having to pay registration fees, construction fees, administration fees and school fees, they also have to pay for uniforms. The monthly school fees include the cost of children&#39;s breakfast provided by the school every morning.</p><p>&quot;Good morning, children,&quot; the female teacher greeted the children in class B. She also didn&#39;t forget to give a friendly smile to the parents or their caregivers who were still standing or squatting next to the children. .</p><p>Of course, not all of the children knew how to respond to the new teacher&#39;s greeting. In fact, some made loud noises as a reaction to the female teacher&#39;s greeting. but their eyes immediately fell on him when their parents or guardians told the children to pay attention to the female teacher who was standing in front of the class.</p><p>The female teacher did not order the parents or guardians of the students to leave the classroom. Due to the noise and noise of their talking, whining or crying, the teacher feels that they still need to be accompanied by a parent or caregiver for the next few days until they get used to it and don&#39;t whine or cry anymore.</p><p>The rules at the school are that parents or guardians of students are allowed to accompany each child for 3 days. The next day they were only allowed to wait outside the classroom in the park area where there were also long benches made of brick and cement. they can sit there or look through the classroom window outside.</p><p>They can wait until it&#39;s time to go home, which is when kindergarten students spend 3 hours at school. The 3 hours were filled with breakfast, singing, reading, writing and playing in the park.</p><p>Their teacher will also teach them some other skills like coloring. But first they have to know how to hold a pencil correctly so they can write it on a notebook sheet. Once they can, they just start learning to write numbers and letters. Of course, experienced teachers at the school will also guide children to interact and communicate well and correctly with each other or with other children who will become their friends in the future.</p><p>* * *</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=e620129f5546" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chapter 16]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 15:30:41 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2024-11-03T15:30:41.441Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chapter 16</p><p>Wilson Simon, Tom and Kathy&#39;s baby, continues to grow day by day. Starting from a small newborn baby who is looked after in turn by Jessica, Elen, Kathy and Tom. starting from consuming formula milk, solid food for babies, special porridge for babies, mashed porridge, softened fruit, to carrot soup, potatoes, eggs, fish, chicken and shrimp. starting from learning to turn over, face down, crawl, to sitting, standing, walking and running.</p><p>Now he is 5 years old. Today is Son&#39;s first day of school in the kindergarten class at a favorite school in the city of Medan.</p><p>Early in the morning, Kathy took him to school in the car she drove herself. Meanwhile, Tom went to the company office in his own car too. So after the three of them: Tom, Kathy, and Son had breakfast together, the three of them left in two cars. Tom went to the office while Kathy and Son went to school.</p><p>Jessica, who is Son&#39;s baby sitter, also went to school to look after Son. Even though a child&#39;s maturity period is when he is a toddler, learning to walk and run, at the age of 5 he still has to be looked after because he still lacks caution or is unaware of everything that is dangerous around him. starting from the dangers of fire, water, to the dangers of vehicles passing on the highway.</p><p>So, when Kathy was driving the car, Jessica sat beside her with Son on her lap. Son, who is still 5 years old, still has a little lasak left to touch everything around him. It&#39;s not surprising that Jessica repeatedly had to pull Son&#39;s hand. especially when he got up from Jessica&#39;s lap and was about to pull Kathy&#39;s hair, touch her shoulder, or scratch her mother&#39;s face.</p><p>&quot;Don&#39;t be like that, Son,&quot; said Jessica, pulling Son&#39;s weak hand. &quot;Don&#39;t bother mom while she&#39;s driving.&quot;</p><p>Jessica pulled Son&#39;s body back to sit on her lap.</p><p>Kathy, who was sitting behind the steering wheel, glanced briefly and smiled at Son, who looked at her with deep gaze. This child had a pair of very black and bushy eyebrows above a pair of eyes that always stared with a cold and deep look.</p><p>Kathy didn&#39;t know why Son always looked at other people with that look. Maybe, because from when the baby was a few days old until he was 5 years old, he was always close to Elen, who was by his side every day apart from Jessica, who was his baby sitter.</p><p>Meanwhile, Kathy sometimes leaves the house to help Tom take care of several things related to the company. Kathy also often accompanied Tom to parties held by his business partners or went out with his friends who were the wives of Tom&#39;s business partners. So Son is often left at home with Elen and Jessica. That&#39;s how for the past 5 years the wheel of life has been turning in Tom&#39;s little family.</p><p>Elen, as we know, is the head maid in Tom&#39;s house who has a firm and tough nature. he is also a person who wants everything done correctly and thoroughly. No messing around with the dictionary while doing the work. His serious nature and tough character inevitably became an imitation for little Son.</p><p>even though Tom and Kathy, who are actually Son&#39;s parents, do not have that kind of nature and character. Tom is warm, friendly, patient, and welcoming to others. Kathy is also elegant, not arrogant, and friendly. So why can little Son have such a cold attitude towards other people that Son rarely even smiles, let alone laughs when other people talk to him?</p><p>&quot;Be patient, darling, we&#39;ll be there in a minute,&quot; said Kathy as she started the car.</p><p>Son, who was sitting on Jessica&#39;s lap next to Kathy, did not reply to Kathy&#39;s words. Apart from the cold nature and hard character that appears in Son, the child also rarely speaks. Even when he was still a toddler, his emotional temperament began to appear.</p><p>Jessica, who looks after him, sometimes becomes overwhelmed when Son is angry and screams. Until Jessica couldn&#39;t explain why Son was angry when Kathy asked him. They don&#39;t know that this child has a character that, although not annoying, also doesn&#39;t like being disturbed. he will play alone in silence and will not disturb anyone until he feels that someone is bothering him. Surprisingly, Son rarely cried after he turned 1 year old.</p><p>Kathy turned her car into a residential complex where there was a favorite school for the elite. The school has a large garden in its yard with lots of green plants which makes it look beautiful and fresh.</p><p>The school building, which looks majestic from the outside, only accommodates children under five who are going to kindergarten. So there are no elementary, middle school, let alone high school students attending school there.</p><p>The school building has a capacity of holding 250 kindergarten students with 10 air-conditioned classrooms, each class containing 25 children. They are taught by experienced young teachers who are strictly selected.</p><p>Kathy, who had arrived at the school gate, drove her car into the school yard and headed for the parking lot at the back of the classrooms. The parking area for parents&#39; cars is deliberately made at the back of the school or at the back of the classroom so that cars coming and going or parking and moving do not disturb the children who are studying. then it also considers the safety of children who will be going back and forth in the school garden during recess and after school hours.</p><p>The park has several swings and slides for children to play on. all the swings and slides are painted with attractive and bright colors so that children are interested in playing there. Then the swings and slides are always kept clean every day so that children can play calmly, happily and safely.</p><p>The car Kathy was driving stopped at the back of the school. Kathy parked her car in an empty space. Don&#39;t forget to pull the handbrake when the car is parked in the right position.</p><p>&quot;I&#39;ve arrived, darling. This is your school. Come on, let&#39;s get down,&quot; Kathy pulled out the car ignition key and turned to the side.</p><p>Jessica, who was holding Son, took off the seat belt on her shoulder and got ready to take Son out of the car.</p><p>Kathy also got out of the car and opened the back door to take Son&#39;s bag before closing it again and walking around the back bumper of the car to approach Son who was being held by Jessica.</p><p>&quot;Let&#39;s go inside,&quot; he said to Son and Jessica who immediately followed his steps.</p><p>* * *.</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=993cf43d094c" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chapter 15]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosni Lim]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 15:18:26 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2024-11-03T15:18:26.051Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chapter 15</p><p>&quot;We&#39;re going back upstairs, Tom,&quot; Kathy said.</p><p>&quot;Why rush back to the room? We just ate and are still full. Let&#39;s just sit in the living room for now,&quot; replied Tom.</p><p>&quot;Not back to our room but to Son&#39;s room,&quot; Kathy remembered. &quot;Elen and Jessica haven&#39;t eaten yet&quot;You have to take turns looking after Son so they can eat,&quot; reasoned Kathy.</p><p>&quot;Yeah, let Elen and Jessica take turns looking after it, we can just relax together in the living room. Why do we have to be on guard? I already have a butler and a baby sitter on my payroll,&quot; replied Tom with an astonished face.</p><p>Seeing Tom&#39;s face and reaction like that, Kathy felt uncomfortable. Moreover, the words Tom had just said stunned her. Kathy realized that this time Tom was a little annoyed.</p><p>&quot;But Son is our child too, Tom,&quot; said Kathy in a small voice. she softened her voice so that it could soothe her husband&#39;s heart.</p><p>Tom took a deep breath. He felt a little regretful that he had said something harsh to Kathy. However, all this time he loved his wife and almost never said anything harsh to her except this time.</p><p>&quot;Okay, let&#39;s go back upstairs now. I&#39;ll accompany you to Son&#39;s room,&quot; Tom&#39;s words relieved Kathy&#39;s heart.</p><p>They got up from their dining chairs and washed their hands in the sink before leaving the dining room.</p><p>After that, the two of them went up the stairs to meet Son in his room.</p><p>when Tom and Kathy came in, Elen and Jessica were talking. Meanwhile, Son was lying on the bed but not sleeping.</p><p>Elen and Jessica looked at Tom and Kathy who were walking over.</p><p>&quot;Are you ready to eat, Tom?&quot; asked Elen.</p><p>Tom nodded. &quot;Yes.&quot;</p><p>Kathy approached Son&#39;s bed and looked up to see the baby&#39;s face. &quot;Wow, it turns out Son is awake. I want to hold him for a while.&quot;</p><p>Jessica immediately carried Son out of bed and handed him to Kathy.<br>&quot;Here, Miss Kathy,&quot; he said. &quot;He just drank milk earlier.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Oh, thank goodness,&quot; Kathy smiled happily and kissed Son&#39;s cheek who was in her arms. &quot;My cute and adorable baby. My darling son, this is Mama. Come see Mama, darling,&quot; Kathy expressed her face in front of little Son, aka cipika cipiki.</p><p>Of course the little son in Kathy&#39;s arms didn&#39;t understand. But slowly the baby will learn to know who his father and mother are from how often he interacts with them.</p><p>If parents rarely interact with the baby and are more often looked after by a baby sitter, over time the baby will be closer or more comfortable with the baby sitter than with his own parents.</p><p>&quot;Oh yeah, you and Elen go downstairs for dinnerSon, let me take care of it,&quot; said Kathy to Jessica who was standing next to her.</p><p>&quot;Yes, ma&#39;am,&quot; Jessica nodded.</p><p>&quot;You can eat with Jessica now, Elen,&quot; Kathy glanced at Elen who was standing next to Tom.</p><p>&quot;Can you look after it yourself, Kath?&quot; asked Elen.</p><p>&quot;Of course, I can. I&#39;m the mother,&quot; Kathy answered quickly. &quot;Besides, Tom is here too. You two go down and eat. It&#39;s okay for a while. There&#39;s no need to rush.&quot;</p><p>Because Kathy had said that, Elen and Jessica both left Son&#39;s room and went downstairs for dinner.</p><p>&quot;Look, Tom. &quot;Our little son is so handsome,&quot; Kathy praised her baby again as she leaned closer to Tom with Son in her arms.</p><p>&quot;Yeah, I know. You&#39;ve praised him many times,&quot; Tom shrugged.</p><p>&quot;But you didn&#39;t look at it more closely. Look, Tom. don&#39;t you want to hold him?&quot; Kathy provoked Tom with a cheerful smile.</p><p>Seeing his wife&#39;s face so bright and happy while holding their baby, Tom couldn&#39;t help but give in and tried to hold her too.</p><p>In fact, when he was in the hospital, Tom had carried Son many times. And earlier, when he had just returned from the hospital, Tom was also the one who carried Son to the baby&#39;s room. Not only did he carry him, even when he was still in the hospital, Tom also made him milk, changed his diaper, and rocked him when Son cried.</p><p>&quot;Come on, Tom,&quot; Kathy urged her husband.</p><p>Kathy wants Tom to be closer and affectionate to Son by holding him more often. Don&#39;t let Tom not want to hold Son anymore because there is already a baby sitter to look after him.</p><p>&quot;Okay, let me carry you for a moment,&quot; Tom obeyed Kathy.</p><p>That&#39;s how when someone loves someone else, he will sincerely give in for him. even no matter how angry he was, he wouldn&#39;t have the heart to scold her or hurt her. He will always try to protect the feelings of those he loves. And that&#39;s what Tom has been doing for his beloved wife.</p><p>After Son moved into Tom&#39;s arms, Kathy approached the baby&#39;s bed and tidied up the cloth mat along with the carpet that Son was sleeping on. Kathy also straightened the wide sheet that covered Son&#39;s bed.</p><p>&quot;Is that enough, Kath? Can you put him back in bed?&quot; Tom approached Kathy while holding Son.</p><p>&quot;Not yet. I still want to hold him,&quot; answered Kathy. &quot;Come here,&quot; Kathy took Son from Tom&#39;s hands. Once Son was in her arms, Kathy kissed him again.</p><p>&quot;Honey, your papa really can&#39;t waitI can&#39;t feel like holding you for a while,&quot; Kathy pretended to complain to Son.</p><p>Tom was amazed. Even though Son is still a small baby who doesn&#39;t understand anything, let alone understand what his mother is saying, Tom doesn&#39;t agree if Kathy says that. It&#39;s like the behavior of a mother badmouthing a father in front of a child.</p><p>Over time, Son was able to hear and understand his mother&#39;s words and then had the same perception as his mother. that his father didn&#39;t like holding him for long, which meant he didn&#39;t love him.</p><p>In his heart, Tom really wanted to protest Kathy&#39;s words, but again he just kept quiet, aka gave in and accepted the nature of his beloved wife.</p><p>&quot;It&#39;s not like that, Kath,&quot; Tom defended himself. &quot;I love our son too.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Is it true?&quot; Kathy asked briefly.</p><p>&quot;Of course,&quot; Tom immediately hugged his wife&#39;s shoulder and hugged their baby who was in Kathy&#39;s arms. &quot;Come here, Papa, kiss me first, darling,&quot; Tom brought his face closer to Son&#39;s face then kissed his cheek twice, left and right.</p><p>Kathy laughed happily at Tom&#39;s behavior. However, Tom always tried to please him even though he himself objected.</p><p>&quot;So tonight we sleep in our own room, right, Kath? Son in this room with Elen and Jessica?&quot; Tom asked to confirm.</p><p>&quot;Yes. We sleep in our own rooms. Jessica sleeps in this room looking after Son. But Elen sleeps in her own room too,&quot; answered Kathy.</p><p>* * *</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=46b5ff23a18a" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chapter 14]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosni Lim]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 15:14:22 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2024-11-03T15:14:22.943Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chapter 14</p><p>Tom and Kathy started eating their rice along with the side dishes served on the table. For Kathy, the side dishes are all cooked in sesame oil while for Tom they are not.</p><p>Tom saw Kathy eating heartily. The side dish cooked especially for Kathy smelled very fragrant and appetizing. It didn&#39;t smell the same as the one cooked every day before Kathy gave birth.</p><p>Tom was tempted to try it but Elen reminded him that the side dish was cooked specifically for Kathy who had just given birth and used a lot of sesame oil so Tom couldn&#39;t eat it because not everyone can tolerate sesame oil.</p><p>&#39;Can I just taste a little?&#39; Tom asked because he was really curious to see how delicious Kathy ate it.</p><p>&quot;Yeah, try it,&quot; said Kathy, pushing the plate containing the meat dish cooked in sesame oil near Tom.</p><p>Elen stole a glance. He saw Tom immediately take a few spoonfuls of the side dish and put it on his own plate. Then Tom ate it quickly.</p><p>&quot;Just a little, Tom,&quot; Elen remembered as she walked closer to Tom&#39;s chair. He was worried that Tom had eaten too much of the chicken. Elen was so attentive to Tom that even when Tom was eating, Elen paid attention to him.</p><p>&quot;It&#39;s okay, Elen,&quot; Kathy answered instead. &quot;The chicken won&#39;t harm your master,&quot; Kathy smiled faintly.</p><p>In fact, for a long time, Kathy had felt Elen&#39;s extra attention to Tom like a wife would to her husband, whereas Kathy herself, as a wife, didn&#39;t pay much attention to Tom. Even though Elen was only a butler at his house who happened to be close to Tom for 10 years.</p><p>Tom has finished eating his chicken. He looked at Elen and smiled happily. &quot;Tomorrow, side dishes like this are still being cooked for Kathy, right?&quot; he asked.</p><p>&quot;Yes,&quot; answered Elen. &quot;It will be cooked and Kathy will have to eat it for the next month.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Oh... then I can ride along to eat every day,&quot; Tom laughed broadly.</p><p>Kathy also laughed.</p><p>The husband and wife who looked friendly and boisterous at the dinner table made Elen feel uncomfortable and she immediately avoided him. He walked out of the dining room and went upstairs. No matter how Elen tried to remind Tom, the man still listened to his wife. Even when Elen didn&#39;t think what Kathy said was good, Tom still listened to her.</p><p>Elen felt annoyed and she went into the baby&#39;s room to see little Son. When Elen came in, Jessica was holding Son who woke up.</p><p>&quot;Is Son awake?&quot; Elen walked over.</p><p>Jessica nodded.</p><p>&quot;Is it time to drink milk again?&quot; asked Elen. He saw Son&#39;s face which was very cute and adorable. Instantly the annoyance in his heart disappeared. Without realizing it, the baby&#39;s innocent face comforted his heart.</p><p>&quot;Mrs. Elen, do you want to hold Son for a while so I can make him milk?&quot; Jessica asked.</p><p>&quot;Come here,&quot; Elen took Son from Jessica&#39;s hands.</p><p>While Jessica made milk for Son, Elen cipika cipiki with the baby she was holding.</p><p>Not long after, Jessica brought the milk bottle filled with 60 ml to Son and she let Elen give it to Son.</p><p>After Son finished the formula milk in the bottle, Jessica took it back from Elen&#39;s hand and intended to go downstairs to wash it but Elen stopped her.</p><p>&quot;Just wait and then wash it,&quot; said Elen. &quot;Son&#39;s father and mother are eating in the dining room.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Oh, so I can&#39;t go downstairs now?&quot; Jessica asked. He refused to leave the room.</p><p>&quot;Yeah. Let&#39;s wash it later when we go downstairs for dinner. Looks like half an hour,&quot; answered Elen.</p><p>&quot;Shall we eat together later, Miss Elen?&quot; Jessica asked.</p><p>&quot;Yes. &quot;Wait until Mrs. Kathy comes here to look after Son and then we&#39;ll go down,&quot; answered Elen.</p><p>Jessica nodded. He took little Son from Elen&#39;s hands, took him to the bed and put him back there.</p><p>Meanwhile downstairs, Tom and Kathy were almost finished with their dinner. In an instant, joy returned between the two husband and wife. For a moment, they forgot about little Son and chatted intimately like before.</p><p>&quot;Well, you ate too much chicken with sesame oil on it, Tom. If you can&#39;t stand it tomorrow, you&#39;re going to have a heartburn,&quot; said Kathy.</p><p>&quot;Huh? Really?&quot; Tom doesn&#39;t believe it.</p><p>&quot;Yes, sir. This is specially cooked for women who have just given birth to warm their bodies. Why are you eating it too?&quot; Kathy answered with a look that seemed surprised even though she was the one who suggested it to Tom.</p><p>&quot;Well, why didn&#39;t you tell me before I ate?&quot; Tom was shocked because he had just found out about this.</p><p>&quot;Well, Elen warned you earlier not to eat my side dishes but you insisted on being alone,&quot; said Kathy.</p><p>&quot;I don&#39;t know why because Elen didn&#39;t tell me. I thought why I was banned. &quot;Maybe it&#39;s because he&#39;s afraid I&#39;ll finish your side dishes so you&#39;ll be malnourished,&quot; reasoned Tom.</p><p>&quot;Elen was right earlier. I was wrong. But why did you listen more to my words? Actually, I wanted to know which one you listened to morea butler&#39;s words or your wife&#39;s words. &quot;And it turns out you listen more to your wife&#39;s words,&quot; smiled Kathy.</p><p>&quot;Wow, it turns out you were testing me. This isn&#39;t fair to me,&quot; protested Tom with a sullen face as if objecting.</p><p>&quot;It&#39;s not my fault. Why do you even obey me?&quot; Kathy doesn&#39;t want to lose.</p><p>The two of them were arguing with each other at the dinner table as if they were fighting, even though in fact they were only pretending to be acting to restore the warmth and closeness that had disappeared a few days ago due to fatigue in the hospital.</p><p>now they can joke freely and freely as if without any burden. For an instant, Tom forgot the annoyance in his heart due to Kathy&#39;s actions during the 5 days he was in the hospital and his actions earlier when he returned from the hospital. Kathy&#39;s laughter and cheerfulness returned love to Tom&#39;s heart. Tom even laughed happily after the pretend argument with his wife.</p><p>But that didn&#39;t last long. Because the next time Kathy immediately remembered Son. He started talking about Son again in front of Tom. And Tom listened to this with disappointment returning to his heart. Can&#39;t his wife just think about it even for a moment or a day?</p><p>Why do you have to bring up Son&#39;s name again? Even though it was their child, his baby with Kathy, who of course he also loved, that didn&#39;t mean Tom was ready to lose his wife&#39;s attention and affection. It seems that Tom isn&#39;t quite ready to share attention and affection with his own child. He still wanted his beloved Kathy to pay attention and love him as before. Kathy&#39;s love and attention to him should not diminish even though they already have children.</p><p>* * *</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=eebcc296a7d1" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chapter 13]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosni Lim]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 15:12:34 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2024-11-03T15:12:34.342Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chapter 13</p><p>While Tom went downstairs for a walk to breathe the afternoon air in the park, Kathy went to Son&#39;s room to see the baby.</p><p>Elen and Jessica who were in Son&#39;s room turned around when Kathy entered.</p><p>&quot;How? Has Son drank milk yet?&quot; Kathy asked when she stepped in front of Elen and Jessica.</p><p>&quot;Yes, Mrs. Kathy,&quot; answered Jessica quickly. &quot;Now he&#39;s asleep again.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Oh yeah? Let me see,&quot; Kathy poked her head to see Son who was sleeping.</p><p>&quot;Hmmm..., it looks really good,&quot; Kathy smiled faintly. Her heart was relieved to know that her baby was fine since she left him earlier. Jessica and Elen took care of it well.</p><p>&quot;Is Tom still sleeping?&quot; asked Elen.</p><p>&quot;Already awake,&quot; Kathy answered.</p><p>&quot;It&#39;ll be dinner time soon. Aren&#39;t you taking Tom downstairs, Kath?&quot; Elen reminded</p><p>&quot;Another hour before dinner,&quot; said Kathy. &quot;I want to hold Son for a while when he wakes up.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It&#39;s okay, Son is fine,&quot; Jessica smiled. &quot;Mrs. Kathy can trust him completely to me.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Yes, Kath. Son, let Jessica and I look after you. You take Tom to dinner early. who knows if he&#39;s hungry,&quot; suggested Elen.</p><p>&quot;I&#39;m not hungry yet,&quot; Kathy still delayed. He sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Son who was sleeping.</p><p>Elen and Jessica looked at each other. Then they both shook their heads. As if trying to understand Kathy&#39;s character.</p><p>&quot;Okay, then I&#39;ll go downstairs to prepare dinner for Tom and you,&quot; Elen relented.</p><p>&quot;Yeah, go,&quot; said Kathy.</p><p>Elen walked out of the baby&#39;s room and headed for the stairs. Indeed, every night he prepares dinner for Tom and Kathy even though it is a special servant at Tom&#39;s house who cooks. But the servant came home at 6 pm after being ready to cook and wash the cooking utensils.</p><p>so when Tom and Kathy wanted to have dinner at 7 o&#39;clock, Elen took the plates and spooned rice for them. Then he arranged the dishes on the table covered with a serving hood in such a way that they were easier for Tom and Kathy to take. After they both finished eating, Elen would wash the dishes and dry them. Then he would eat his own rice and side dishes which were put on a separate table by the cook at Tom&#39;s house.</p><p>Kathy and Jessica both sat on the edge of the bed talking after Elen left the room. Of course, Kathy and Jessica talked about Jessica&#39;s experience during her 6 years of looking after babies. And Kathy listened carefully.</p><p>Apparently it&#39;s not easy to look after a newborn baby. Apart from all eating and drinking utensils, they must be clean and free from germs, what they eat or drink, such as milk and so on, must also be carefully guarded so that it does not become contaminated. for example, closing a can of powdered milk not tightly can trigger the incoming air to carry viruses or bacteria and this will cause digestive problems in the baby.</p><p>Then the baby also has to be taken back and forth for immunizations according to the schedule in the immunization book provided by the hospital when the baby&#39;s parents bring their newly born baby home. BCG, DPT, Polio are mandatory immunizations when a new baby is born. then there is also Hepatitis, Measles, Chicken Pox and others which are given when the baby is several months or several years old.</p><p>Apart from that, you have to be careful when bathing a newborn baby because the umbilical cord is still sticky. The umbilical cord must be dried properly or even ensure that it is not exposed to water.</p><p>&quot;While at the hospital, the nurse bathed my baby,&quot; said Kathy. &quot;Because they are experienced while I don&#39;t know anything at all so I don&#39;t dare.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Yes, that&#39;s how it should be, Mrs. Kathy,&quot; said Jessica. &quot;Moreover, I heard from Mrs. Elen&#39;s story that Mrs. Kathy gave birth surgically. You shouldn&#39;t force yourself too much to look after or take care of the baby yourself. Mrs. Kathy should get more rest.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Yeah, I don&#39;t dare bathe my baby because the umbilical cord hasn&#39;t fallen off yet,&quot; replied Kathy. &quot;You said you have to wait about 2 weeks before it can come off on its own?&quot;</p><p>&quot;Yes, that&#39;s right. The baby can&#39;t be given porridge yet. After 4 months it&#39;s okay. That&#39;s just baby porridge,&quot; replied Jessica.</p><p>&quot;Oh yes, the teeth will grow too, but they will be milk teeth,&quot; Kathy remembered, smiling at Jessica.</p><p>&quot;That&#39;s right, ma&#39;am. After 3 months,&quot; answered Jessica, smiling too. &quot;There are many stages that a newborn baby has to go through.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It&#39;s fortunate that you know everything. I feel more relieved because you have looked after 2 babies before. &quot;Meanwhile, I&#39;m not experienced.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Later, Mrs. Kathy will find out about it gradually. Knowledge and experience of looking after babies will be gained by seeing or doing it directly.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Yes, Jess. &quot;Hopefully I can be a good mother to my child,&quot; hoped Kathy.</p><p>They chatted until it didn&#39;t realize it was already 7 pm.</p><p>&quot;Wow, Son isn&#39;t awake yet,&quot; Kathy looked up at little Son who was still fast asleep in the crib with a swaddle wrapped around him.</p><p>&quot;Mrs. Kathy, just go downstairs for dinner first&quot;Let my little son look after him,&quot; Jessica reminded Kathy to immediately go downstairs to taste her dinner.</p><p>Kathy just realized that she had spent so much time in the nursery chatting with Jessica that she had forgotten about Tom, who had been waiting for her for dinner for a long time.</p><p>&quot;Okay, I&#39;ll stay for now,&quot; Kathy got up from sitting on the edge of the bed and walked out of the room.</p><p>he went back into the main room for a moment to see if Tom was still there. Apparently there was no one there. Tom must have gone downstairs, Kathy thought.</p><p>Kathy went down the stairs carefully to protect the surgical scar on her stomach wall. when he got downstairs he walked into the dining room to see if Tom was there. It turns out there really is.</p><p>Tom had returned from breathing the afternoon air in the park. He had been sitting in the dining room for 15 minutes, chatting with Elen who was spooning out 2 plates of rice for the master and mistress.</p><p>&quot;Finally you&#39;re finished,&quot; said Tom who saw Kathy arrive in the dining room.</p><p>His wife walked over and sat on the dining chair opposite him. They were limited to a dining table on which was filled with various kinds of appetizing side dishes.</p><p>&quot;Wow, that looks really delicious,&quot; said Kathy, looking at the chicken side dish in front of her.</p><p>the servant in his house cooked chicken with fragrant sesame oil so that it smelled delicious in the dining room.</p><p>&quot;Yes, Kath,&quot; Elen came over with 2 plates of white rice that she had just scooped out of the rice cooker. &quot;Especially you should eat chicken cooked in sesame oil because it is good for recovering your body after giving birth.&quot;</p><p>* * *</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=912d54325139" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 15:10:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chapter 12</p><p>Tom and Kathy woke up when the clock struck 6 pm. They both stretched and woke up simultaneously.</p><p>Tom yawned, a sign that he was still sleepy and tired, but it was better than before. Meanwhile, Kathy, who was lying next to him, was also yawning, but Kathy felt fresher.</p><p>&quot;Finally we can sleep for a while without the burden of thinking about our baby waking up at any time,&quot; said Tom with a sigh of relief. He was still reluctant to get out of bed. His hand hugged and stroked Kathy&#39;s head which was resting on his chest.</p><p>Kathy smiled faintly. she felt more relieved after taking a short break from the fatigue of giving birth and recovering plus looking after her baby for 5 days. Even though Kathy took turns looking after Son with Tom and the nurse at the hospital, it was quite a drain on his energy and sleep time.</p><p>&quot;So shall we go downstairs to breathe the afternoon air in the garden before dinner?&quot; Tom asked while his hand continued to stroke Kathy&#39;s head.</p><p>&quot;Hmmm... I want to go to Son&#39;s room for a moment and look at him before we go downstairs for dinner,&quot; answered Kathy.</p><p>he pulled his head which was resting on Tom&#39;s broad chest and got up from his bed. He shifted his seat to the edge of the bed and then got down from there onto the bedroom floor.</p><p>&quot;Huh... do you still have to go back to Son&#39;s room first?&quot; Tom asked as if he didn&#39;t understand. There was a note of objection in his voice.</p><p>&quot;Yes, Tom. &quot;I want to check for a moment whether Son woke up earlier and was given a drink by Jessica,&quot; answered Kathy.</p><p>&quot;Wow, wow, you&#39;ll be in Son&#39;s room for a long time,&quot; said Tom, who also got up from lying on the bed. He shifted his feet to the floor too.</p><p>&quot;We are now Tom&#39;s parents&quot;I can no longer be free without my responsibility as a parent to supervise my child and pay attention,&quot; said Kathy as the reason.</p><p>&quot;Yes, indeed,&quot; replied Tom. &quot;But it doesn&#39;t have to be that strict, because our child already has a baby sitter to look after him and Elen to watch over him.&quot;</p><p>&quot;However, as a parent, I don&#39;t want to just give up and let other people look after and take care of my child,&quot; said Kathy firmly. &quot;After all, I don&#39;t have anything else to do as a mother except pay attention to Son.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Yes, Kat&quot;That&#39;s true,&quot; said Tom, trying to suppress the feeling of discomfort in his heart.</p><p>Even though Tom loves Son as a father, he feels that something has been taken away from him since Son&#39;s arrival, namely Kathy&#39;s attention as a wife. Tom felt that Kathy seemed to have forgotten her previous duties since Son came along. Kathy seemed to forget that she was not only the mother of a baby but also the wife of a man.</p><p>Is it wrong for Tom to feel rivaled? That&#39;s a natural thing for a young man like Tom. Even when they are old, Kathy must not forget her duties as a wife to take care of and put her husband first.</p><p>Even now, when Son is still a 5-day-old baby, Kathy is starting to forget her duties as a wife. Kathy even seemed to assign Tom to take part in looking after and supervising Son as a father. So what else is the use of well-paid baby sitters and butlers who are trusted to supervise their work as well as their babies?</p><p>Why can&#39;t Tom think calmly since Son came along? Even though it was his and Kathy&#39;s baby that they had been waiting for so long? Is he jealous of his own baby? Jealous because Kathy gives too much attention to their baby?</p><p>&quot;I&#39;m going to Son&#39;s room for a moment,&quot; said Kathy, interrupting Tom&#39;s thoughts.</p><p>&quot;Yeah, go,&quot; said Tom. &quot;Don&#39;t take too long because we&#39;ll have dinner soon.&quot;</p><p>Kathy didn&#39;t have time to answer because she had already left the room and was walking towards Son&#39;s room.</p><p>Tom stayed in the room alone. I felt reluctant to go downstairs or to the park to breathe the evening air without Kathy&#39;s company. Besides, it will soon be evening and at 7 o&#39;clock they will have to sit at the dining table enjoying a meal cooked by the servant at Tom&#39;s house who is in charge of cooking.</p><p>Tom shifted his seat closer to the top of the bed and leaned against the teak wood backrest. He grabbed his Android cellphone which he had placed on the small table on the side of the bed.</p><p>Tom started fiddling with his Android cellphone and reading news on social media. In fact, he had no interest at all in fiddling with his cellphone, but because he was alone and not accompanied by Kathy, Tom got rid of his boredom while waiting for Kathy to return from Son&#39;s room.</p><p>his mind couldn&#39;t focus on reading news on social media via the Wi Fi internet network installed in his house. His heart felt lonely without Kathy beside him. His thoughts always wandered to his wife and the changes he had to accept since Son&#39;s arrival.</p><p>It cannot be denied, Tom really loves Kathy. He wants all the best for her. He also always wanted to make her happy because seeing Kathy happy made him happy too. But why did Tom object to this one thing, seeing his wife tired of giving all her attention to Son? even though Son is their child too. There was no way Tom would be jealous of his own child. Moreover, the child was still very small and innocent. Only a 5 day old baby doesn&#39;t understand anything yet. Even her body is still so small and soft.</p><p>Tom tired himself with his thoughts. Even though he felt bored in his room alone, he also didn&#39;t want to go to Son&#39;s room to see the baby or see what Kathy was doing. Isn&#39;t there still Jessica or even Elen in the room? Tom felt there was no need to join in the excitement of looking after and taking care of Son. According to him, Jessica alone is capable of looking after Son without needing to ask Elen or Kathy for help.</p><p>Why do you have to involve 3 people just to take care of a small baby? Geez. Luckily he wasn&#39;t asked by Kathy to take care of Son as he had done for 5 days in the hospital. It&#39;s possible that his work at his company&#39;s office might be neglected. Yes, Tom is still the owner of a company who has to do many things for the continuity of the company.</p><p>Thinking like that, Tom decided to breathe the evening air alone in the park while waiting for dinner time to arrive.</p><p>Tom got up from his seat on the bed and walked out of the room. He stepped towards the stairs to the 1st floor and ignored the whispers in his heart to see Son for a moment in his room. Whatever it is, the baby is surrounded by 3 beautiful women nearby who look after and pay attention to him. Only Tom seemed to have been left out because of the presence of little Son in his house.</p><p>* * *</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=677ee3b2849e" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chapter 11]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 15:07:38 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2024-11-03T15:07:38.103Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chapter 11</p><p>While Tom and Kathy rested in the main room, Elen and Jessica were with their little son in the baby room.</p><p>While Tom and Kathy were fast asleep in their room, little Son woke up from his sleep.</p><p>Elen, who was asking Jessica, turned to Son. Likewise Jessica. they immediately approached the crib to see Son.</p><p>Jessica carried Son with 2 hands. The baby woke up but didn&#39;t cry. His eyes looked at Jessica who was carrying him. Of course little Son can&#39;t yet tell which is his mother and which is someone else because he is only 5 days old. It takes longer to be around a baby until he recognizes the person who is always looking after him.</p><p>Elen, who was standing near Jessica, looked up at Son. he moved his fingers to poke Son&#39;s cheek. The baby looked very cute and adorable. Elen almost couldn&#39;t help but kiss him but she knew it wasn&#39;t good for a baby to be kissed by just anyone. Maybe only his father or mother has more freedom to do that.</p><p>&quot;Look, he&#39;s very handsome,&quot; said Jessica, unable to hide her admiration when she looked at the little Son in her arms.</p><p>&quot;Yes, he looks like Tom. But Son is more handsome because his jawline is firm,&quot; said Elen. &quot;In the future he will grow into a strong-hearted man.&quot;</p><p>&quot;That&#39;s for sure,&quot; Jessica agreed with Elen&#39;s words.</p><p>&quot;Why isn&#39;t he crying while being held by you?&quot; surprised Elen. &quot;Earlier he was crying in his papa&#39;s arms.&quot;</p><p>Jessica smiled. &quot;Babies know who is used to holding them until they feel comfortable. That&#39;s why they don&#39;t cry.</p><p>&quot;Oh, is that true, Son?&quot; Elen asked little Son, who of course didn&#39;t understand what the two people nearby were discussing.</p><p>Little Son just looked at Elen with an incomprehensible look. But it was enough to make Elen annoyed.</p><p>&quot;You make milk for Son. Let me carry him,&quot; said Elen. He was curious because he hadn&#39;t had the chance to hold Son until now.</p><p>&quot;Okay,&quot; Jessica passed the little Son she was holding into Elen&#39;s arms. &quot;His head is pressed against the upper arm while his back rests on the wrist,&quot; Jessica told Elen how to hold a baby properly.</p><p>Even though Elen once carried and looked after her neighbor&#39;s child, it was a long time ago and she almost forgot. now, when Jessica told him, he seemed to be reminded again.</p><p>&quot;Yes, I remember now. I can,&quot; said Elen when Jessica handed Son into her hands. Elen of course carried him carefully because Son was Tom&#39;s baby, the man she had secretly loved since she and her mother had been accepted to live and work in this house.</p><p>After Son was held well by Elen, Jessica walked to the table in the baby&#39;s room to make milk for Son.</p><p>He remembered what Kathy had ordered earlier. How many spoons of powdered milk should he put in the milk bottle and how many ml of drinking water to mix? Of course, Jessica first dissolved the powdered milk that she had spooned into a milk bottle with a mixture of 20 ml of hot water from a thermos. After that, just add drinking water until it reaches 150 ml according to the measurement written on the milk bottle.</p><p>Elen held Son happily while Jessica made milk for Son.</p><p>After the milk was finished, Jessica took it to Son.</p><p>&quot;Just let me, Mrs. Elen,&quot; said Jessica as she took Son into her arms.</p><p>Elen saw Jessica holding Son with her right hand while her left hand gave Son a drink.</p><p>As a baby sitter who has 6 years of experience and has looked after 2 babies, of course it wasn&#39;t difficult for Jessica to hold Son while giving him a drink. Jessica diligently did it. It looks so relaxed and not awkward or stiff.</p><p>Meanwhile, for other people who have no experience holding a baby while giving them a drink, it will be difficult. Moreover, a newborn baby who is only 5 days old must still have a very small and soft body. You have to be careful holding or holding him.</p><p>Elen saw Jessica casually giving Son a drink. He even walked to the edge of the bed and sat there to make himself more comfortable.</p><p>Elen followed Jessica&#39;s steps and sat beside her on the edge of the bed. He watched little Son drinking his milk. Inevitably, Elen&#39;s heart, which is usually hard and firm, softened when she saw baby Tom drinking from a bottle of milk. He felt Son was very cute and adorable. like a little angel who came into the midst of Tom Simon&#39;s family. And Elen really liked it.</p><p>&quot;His nose is very sharp,&quot; said Elen as Jessica and she sat on the edge of the bed side by side while Jessica&#39;s little Son drank milk.</p><p>&quot;I like his defined jaw,&quot; said Jessica. &quot;Manly boy face.&quot;</p><p>Jessica has finished giving Son a drink. He removed the empty milk bottle from Son&#39;s mouth then wiped the corners of his lips with a small cloth.</p><p>When little Son is removed from the swaddle that has been covering him for a month, a small cloth pad will be stuck under his chin so that the milk he is drinking doesn&#39;t wet his clothes.</p><p>&quot;That&#39;s it,&quot; said Elen while her eyes continued to look at Son. He didn&#39;t realize that he was starting to like and care for little Son even though he was the child of the man he secretly loved, but he was also born to the woman he actually hated.</p><p>&quot;Yeah, do you want to carry him back?&quot; Jessica offered.</p><p>Ellen nodded. The little son immediately moved into his arms.</p><p>Jessica got up from her seat and said, &quot;I want to go downstairs for a moment to wash this milk bottle.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Yes, go,&quot; answered Elen. &quot;Let me look after Son. But if you look after Son alone, don&#39;t leave him alone.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Actually, it&#39;s okay, Mrs. Elen, if the baby is sleeping, we&#39;ll stay for a while,&quot; said Jessica.</p><p>&quot;It&#39;s better not to,&quot; said Elen as a warning. He wants Son to be looked after as well as possible by Jessica. Don&#39;t be negligent in the slightest. &quot;If you want to eat or shower, you can call me to take your place looking after Son for a moment.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Okay, Mrs. Elen,&quot; said Jessica. &quot;Oh yeah, what time can I have dinner later?&quot; he asked.</p><p>&quot;Around 8 pm,&quot; answered Elen. &quot;Usually I eat after waiting for Mr. Tom and Mrs. Kathy to finish eating.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Oh, I see?&quot; Jessica replied.</p><p>&quot;Yes, but we put our side dishes on a separate table, don&#39;t mix them with Mr and Mrs&#39; side dishes,&quot; Elen told him.</p><p>&quot;Who cooks our side dishes, Mom?&quot; Jessica asked curiously.</p><p>&quot;There is a servant in this house whose special job is to cook side dishes for Mr and Mrs. Including side dishes for us, the residents of this house,&quot; answered Elen.</p><p>&quot;Oh,&quot; Jessica nodded then left the baby&#39;s room and walked down the stairs with a milk bottle in her hand.</p><p>* * *</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=558eaa409fcf" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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