This morning, I went into Facebook and saw the photos my friends put up over the weekend.
They looked like they had lots of fun. The friends, the place, the alcohol and the craziness.
Well, there is certainly a pinch of bitterness inside me. I used to be part of that fun. Living life crazily and not caring about anything else.
When I was single or married with no kids, life was certainly a lot easier. No worries on anything. We were just two free souls with no cares in the world. Get happily crazily drunk and enjoy all the fun. Tomorrow will come by itself.
However, all this is going to change. A baby is coming along and this new life will be making lots and lots of adjustments to our lives.
Those drinking sessions will be cut.
The outings with friends will be cut.
Travel plans will be adjusted.
Weekends will not be the same again.
Week nights will be spent minding the baby.
Maybe even watching movies at cinemas may be a hassle. Imagining the baby crying and wailing in the theatre. OUCH!
Just like how this poem sums up (I qoute):
"A child will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten and the future worth living for"
Yes, Home Happier and the Future worth living for.
There are no regrets or feelings of resentment towards this new life that I am going to embark on. It is a phase in my life that I should feel proud of. After enjoying marriage and couple-hood for past 3 years, it's finally time to settle down and form a family. I can't be having fun forever. Besides, I am not getting any younger.
Its amazing that there is a life, a real living thing inside me. And this little thing will be a symbol of our love. He or She will carry a little of our traits each and will be the growing motivation for us.
And I wait for the day this little living thing pops out into the world and greets me with a loud wail.
Till then, I shall enjoy the bump on my tummy for the next 6 months....
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