It is Mama Toh’s birthday today! We’re all at Sentosa for a birthday staycation and the kids and Mama Toh are still in bed sleeping (deservedly so since it’s only 6 a.m. on a Saturday morning) while I type this.
Looking at all of them sleeping, or rather squeezing altogether on the same bed makes me feel like the most fortunate person. A big part of which is only made possible by the efforts of Mama Toh.
One of 3754 birthday celebrations for Mama Toh
As much as I like to grouse about Mama Toh being an impatient, short-tempered social media addict who shops online too much (all of them true by the way), it is also a fact that she cares for this family more than anything else. Such as:
– Taking last minute leave/time off to send the kids to the doctor whenever they are sick.
– Feeding the kids who somehow prefer her to me. It might be because I expect a respectable speed of eating if I feed the kids while Mama Toh is more understanding.
– Buying clothes for the kids more than herself, so much so that the kids’ wardrobes explode every 2 months.
– Buying me clothes because I am to cheap for it.
– Allowing everyone to enjoy themselves even though it’s her birthday.
Such as this gathering of both families
And letting the kids enjoy Sentosa more than her
Much much more than her
So to Mama Toh, we appreciate everything you do for us! We love you!
One of 3754 birthday celebrations for Mama Toh
Wait… what… the kids are up at 6.15 a.m. during a staycation??