Granting wishes and giving gifts during Christmas Season has been a tradition around the world. It is indeed the most wonderful time of the year, especially for children. Nothing beats the feeling of a mother who could grant her children's wishes and be their Christmas Santa Claus.
A wonderful HELLO to all the amazing people in the Hive! Especially to all the gorgeous friends in the Motherhood community! I wish you all well, blessed, and beautiful.
For today's blog is my entry for the Motherhood community contest. I will be sharing with you my children's wishes this Christmas and my plans to grant some of the wishes to come true.
Last Tuesday night, I've asked my 4-year-old son what he wants or wishes for Christmas. As expected, I did not get a clear response😅. I had a hard time understanding his language (he still could not properly pronounce some letters) and he speaks very fast😂. However, one thing that I am clearly sure of from the long conversation was that he wanted me to buy him a toy backhoe and a motorcycle😂.
Since I got some extra cash today, I have decided to grant him one of his wishes. And I could see the happiness it brought to him today.
In fact, he already had a lot of toy construction trucks, and most of them were dismantled. It seems that he wants to work on a construction site in the future😂.
But this Christmas, my husband and I planned to buy him a small bicycle instead of the motorcycle that he wished for. One for him and her sister, too. A motorcycle for kids is a lot expensive and we could not afford it. I know he would love it. I am hoping and praying that we could save enough for it before Christmas.
My 3-year-old daughter is different. We had a clearer conversation when I asked her about what she wants or wishes for this Christmas. She can speak more fluently than her brother😅. We were in the middle of our home study when I ask her and he draws it on the paper.
It took me some time to get what her drawing is about. So, I asked her what it is. She said, "It's papa (pointing at the two big eyes) and this is dagat (sea) (pointing at the waves at the bottom part). Then, I comprehend that she wants her papa this Christmas and to go to the beach.
I was speechless for seconds and I smiled and hugged my babies tightly. I can grant the last wish, we can spend Christmas at the beach. The first one, I believe, would not yet be granted this year. This gonna be our first Christmas without their father around. I guess, they just missed their papa so much even though we video-called every day and night.
Side story: My husband was deployed just last October for a job, miles away across seas and oceans, for a three-year contract. Our family was grateful for it because it could be a great help in our financial struggles.
However, our kids don't understand the needs of the family yet and still could not understand why their father must go and work in a distant place. It's been less than two months, and I am still in the process of telling them and trying to make them slowly understand the situation.
Going back to my daughter's wish this Christmas, my husband suggested that the kids and I could spend a night at a beach resort and since Christmas eve falls on a weekend, we can video call all day while we are on the beach. It's the least we can do to grant my baby girl's wish.
As parents, we always want to provide what makes our children happy. But my children, especially my baby girl, made me realize that our presence (physically, mentally, and emotionally) is the greatest present we can give to our children.
That's all for this blog HIVE friends! I hope you had a great time reading this. Thank you so much for your undying love and support. Till next blog! See you! God bless and big hugs!🥰🤗