Sufiah Yusof & her "No Regrets Confession"

I am following the story of Sufiah closely,and I couldn't describe my regret upon reading her no regrets confession to the world.But reading through the material,made me realise even more that as human being,she has a point that a child,robbed of her childhood, can become a rebel.She was deprived of her right to socialise,to explore,to learn and re-learn.She was forced to be mathematically intelligent.But it did aroused question amongst the people( or rather spectator and speculator ),on why the other siblings didn't turned out err...xxx!I understand that different people have different approach in life,different method of solving matters at hand.I have 2 different point of view here;

• Parents-Don't rob your child of their childhood.

When I was younger,I lived in a rural area:I mean KAMPUNG!I am a kampung girl through & through.I swam in the river,despite the fact that our river is full of Sang Bedal-Crocodiles!So,what did my mum award me for being that great swimmer?She lashed my back with a kind of riverine shrubs/herbs!Owhhh...it was thorny,that I cringed with pain!Hehehe..padan muka aku!But,nevertheless..I enjoyed my childhood immensely.I swam in the river,climbed trees,jungle trekking ( oh ... we were blessed with thick,lush tropical jungle around us),collecting all kind of wild fruits.Once in a while a monitor lizard will pay us a "friendly visit",stalking our poultry.I even have my own way of retreating from my so-called hectic schedule as the eldest sister,a primary school student and yeah...kanak-kanak riang.I used to build a "tree house' by joining planks of woods to a big and lush tree.Ala2 tarzan.Other girls were playing masak-masak,imitating their mothers or sisters,acting pregnant,feeding the babies(dolls...not real babies.)I was different.I was more adventurous.More boyish!Thanks to my circle of male cousins and brother!But my mum was OK with that.She let me play around,as long as it didn't jeopardize my safety!Yeah...my mum rockksss!!!!!

• Kids-Don't Misinterpret Your Parents Acts!

Referring to my case,IF my Mum never taught me that "This pain you are going thru is nothing compared to the pain of being there,in between the crocs jaw" thingy,I would have been the crocs most bony lunch set!Sup Tulang!Seriously.I was bony that people used to call me Mak Enon!Hoh...!And if my Mum never taught me that boys/men can make your belly swell and you have to go through hell if you sleep around during adolescent years,I might as well live in streets nowadays!No pun intended,but I do believe that parents will always want the best out of their offspring!No matter how wrong they maybe,they have been sacrificing a lot for us.They went through all kind of hardship to ensure that they provide the best for us.Trust me,I know what sacrifices all about.I experienced hardship and and luxuries,all along the growing up years!I used to live in humble kampung,and used to live in a decent house in town,wearing Orlando for a role play,wearing Reebok,wearing at least a Crocodile sandal.Keep this in mind,my dad only went to school until Primary 4,yet he struggles until at point he was successful in his business,that he used to earn up to RM30k per month!Oh...a long story that is!So,what made him successful?Of course the determination and the desire to provide the best for the family!And that family is my Mum and her child!

To sum it up,every family is dysfunctional!But,pls learn to give more,and take equally!No body's perfect!But the elderly are always the best except in few cases!I might not be in the position to comment,but I do believe,no what we have gone through,Allah is always there!Wallahua'lam.To Sufiah,please reconsider this!No pain in this world surpass the pain of labour!It's painful...pre and post!