X'mas eve, I brought my 3 daughters and hubby to my mum's place to celebrate X'mas and, their wedding anniversary. It was just a simple sushi dinner with home cooked soup.
Just as it was getting late and Jonie was getting grumpy. Jodie decided that she wants to sleepover all by herself at MaMa's (my mum) house. I happily agreed and start getting ready her pajamas for her and telling my mum how to prepare her milk and, to remember to brush her teeth. But hubby wasn't very sure about the idea. He said what if, later in the night she starts looking for me? What if, she wants to play and did not want to sleep? What if, my mum can't handle her? I told him, she is sleeping over at my mum's place and she decided by herself that she wanted. She is after all 3.5 years old now and I guess she will know what she wants for these simple things.
Later when we reached home, my mother-in-law was asking where Jodie was. When I told her that she wanted to sleepover at MaMa's house. She looked so shocked and passed a remark that did hurt me a little "Wah! Jie Jie don't like to come home hor?" I am just wondering is letting my child / children sleeping over at my mum's place really that bad? She is my mum not anyone else, if they can't trust my mum then I guess they don't trust me too.
After 4 years of marriage and staying with my in-laws and their extended families I'm still trying to get use to their "culture", life style and practice of belief.
But then ... ... Does Jodie has a wild personality like what they say? Just because she likes to sleep over at my mum's place and is closer to her MaMa?
Merry Christmas !!!
