It is very exciting to find out that Nuffnang and Frisco is organizing Nuffnang Friso Family Day Out‘ , the first Nuffnang parenting bloggers gathering courtesy of Friso! If you would like to find out more, click here! What we need to do is to write a blog post on why Family Day is important for children and be the first few to submit the entry. .
Talking about Family Day, I would like to relate it to definition of Family in the a very different perspective as follows:
F A M I L Y
I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.
He said, "Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you."
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.
But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.
He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
"While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.
Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.
Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.
He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes."
By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.
I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.
"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.
I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."
I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."
He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay.
I love you anyway."
I said, "Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue."
FAMILY
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company
that we are working for could easily replace us in
a matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss
for the rest of their lives.
And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more
into work than into our own family,
an unwise investment indeed,
don't you think?
So what is behind the story?
Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU
Does this sound familiar to you too? We always treat other strangers better than our own family members. We always ignore our family members as we are forever busy with our stuff. We always yell with our loved ones. Are you even aware that the relationship has started to melt? Would you like our children to treat us that way when we grow older? I'm sure the answer in 'No". There is a need for us to put in constant effort to create and maintain the family bond of parents and children. We need to teach our children all the good values, not just by sending them to 'good' schools that only help them to excel academically. We need to treat them how we would like to be treated... Organizing Family Day is one way to achieve this objective. Since it requires effort, it would remind us, the parents the meaning of family and the need to create bond!
Nuffnang and Frisco, thank you for organizing this event and I am looking forward to attend your event and earn a trip to Disney Hong Kong!
Xiao Qing, mommy told you you need to colour it neatly.. do not leave any white space!
Zheng Feng, your eyes are as round as the balls!
