I have no plans to have another baby because my kids are at an age where they have started school. I want to create an environment in the house that will cater to their studies and upcoming adolescent years. It is exhausting to go through their wardrobe and pick out clothes that no longer fit. Then packaged them nicely in the bag for donation or recycling. I want that part to happen less frequently so that I can focus on other things better – like having a personal space, becoming authentic, encouraging creativity, instilling human-ness etc.

Personally, I feel that is what parents should do in this world we are living in. Memanusiakan manusia. I know my son is capable of learning, memorizing and calculating the academic side of things. Furthermore, established schools are known to be successful in doing that due to the quality of syllabus and training of their tutors at school. I have no qualms about that. I should alongside that make sure that my son has positive values that are aligned into becoming first class citizens. To be kind, empathetic, respectful and religious in a non-threatening way. These traits need to come from home.

My son will start his secondary school education next year. Mr Husband and I have submitted our applications to a few MRSM-based and SBP schools. The school also encouraged their students to participate in UKM’s Sekolah Pintar online exams. This is our son’s 3rd year attempting the questions and he managed to secure an interview with them soon (UKM3). We have yet to be informed of the interview’s date but it requires the presence of parents as well. Perhaps they wanted to explore the student’s family background and get to know us better.

As a parent, I am happy for his achievements so far. Nevertheless, I am also nervous of what the future has in store for him.