跟活躍姊妹花近乎朝夕相對,看著她們一天比一天長高,一天比一天能言善辯,偶爾也會把她們當作自己的女兒般看待。
一天,活躍姐姐笑著跟我說:「Helen姐姐,我覺得你好似我媽咪呀,我有時真係當咗你係我媽咪架。」
我打趣說:「係咩?因為我夠惡?」
活躍姐姐:「唔係呀,你咁鍚我哋,我有時都會叫錯你做媽咪喇。」
「我錫你哋咩?我會鬧到你哋喊喎。」
活躍姐姐攬著我的手臂:「我真係好鍾意你架,如果你又係我媽咪咁咪好囉,我就有兩個媽咪錫。咁你錫唔錫我呀?」
此話一出,就算之前有幾百厭,都會被她這一語冧爆……
的確,曾經做過一個夢,夢裡我正責備活躍姐姐,不知為何,我會邊鬧邊哭,激動非常,突然醒來,眼角的確在流淚。翌日我將這個夢告訴活躍姐姐,她笑著問:「點解你會鬧到喊呀?」
不敢想像日後如果真的有自己的孩子,情況會如何,暫時偶然當一下未婚媽媽吧。
繼十二月出生的Chase之後,好友小花貓三月有弄瓦之喜,小生命一浪接一浪,賓尼妹為了減低媽媽痛楚的時間,在產房內只需三十分鐘,已呱呱落地,真聽話。 第二天去探賓尼妹,小妮子不理旁人有多嘈吵,享受她的美夢,做夢時也不時微笑,爸爸媽媽偶爾也會拍到嘟起小嘴的照片,可愛非常。
看著小生命的誕生,不得不讚嘆母親的偉大。佗仔湊仔同樣辛苦,但母親已化身成萬能鐵甲人,一天廿四小時都奉獻給孩子,長年沒有假放,任勞任怨,做孩子的玩伴、也要做孩子的阿四;當孩子去到某個年齡,又要充當免費的補習老師,一生不收分文,但仍要保持水準;母親更是孩子的御廚及營養師,保障孩子健健康康、肥肥白白。
看!生命是多奇妙!人生更是奇妙!
上帝用男人的肋骨造女人,女人好像受了這麼多苦,那男人呢?
好朋友Q轉寄了一封電郵給我,想在此跟大家分享一下……
By the time the Lord made woman,
He was into his sixth day of working overtime.
An angel appeared and said,
'Why are you spending so much time on this one?'
And the Lord answered, 'Have you seen my spec sheet on her?
She has to be completely washable, but not plastic,
have over 200 movable parts, all replaceable
and able to run on diet coke and leftovers,
have a lap that can hold four children at one time,
have a kiss that can cure anything from a scraped knee to a broken heart
-and she will do everything
with only two hands.'
The angel was astounded at the requirements.
'Only two hands!? No way!
And that's just on the standard model?
That's too much work for one day.
Wait until tomorrow to finish.'
'But I won't, ' the Lord protested.
'I am so close to finishing this creation that is so close to my own heart.
She already heals herself when she is sick
AND can work 18 hour days.'
The angel moved closer and touched the woman.
'But you have made her so soft, Lord.'
'She is soft,' the Lord agreed,
'but I have also made her tough.
You have no idea what she can endure or accomplish.'
'Will she be able to think?', asked the angel.
The Lord replied,
'Not only will she be able to think,
she will be able to reason and negotiate.'
The angel then noticed something,
and reaching out, touched the woman's cheek.
'Oops, it looks like you have a leak in this model.
I told you that you were trying to put too much into this one.'
'That's not a leak,'
the Lord corrected,
'that's a tear!'
'What's the tear for?' the angel asked.
The Lord said, 'The tear is her way of expressing her joy,
her sorrow, her pain, her disappointment, her love,
her loneliness, her grief and her prid e.'
The angel was impressed.
'You are a genius, Lord.
You thought of everything!
Woman is truly amazing.'
And she is!
Women have strengths that amaze men.
They bear hardships and they carry burdens,
but they hold happiness,
love and joy.
They smile when they want to scream.
They sing when they want to cry.
They cry when they are happy
and laugh when they are nervous.
They fight for what they believe in.
They stand up to injustice.
They don't take 'no' for an answer
when they believe there is a better solution.
They go without so their family can have.
They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.
They love unconditionally.
They cry when their children excel
and cheer when their friends get awards.
They are happy when they hear about
a birth or a wedding.
Their hearts break when a friend dies.
They grieve at the loss of a family member,
yet they are strong when they think there is no strength left ...
They know that a hug and a kiss
can heal a broken heart.
Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you
to show how much they care about you.
The heart of a woman is what makes the world keep turning.
They bring joy, hope and love.
They have compassion and ideals.
They give moral support to their family and friends.
Women have vital things to say and everything to give
HOWEVER, IF THERE IS ONE TINY FLAW IN WOMEN,
IT IS THAT THEY FORGET THEIR WORTH.