Losing it..

Kaden has just lost it.

He lost his toothless grin.

His litttle milk tooth just popped from the lower gum, making him a one tooth baby. So now when he grins and smile or laugh, you see that little white tooth sticking out from his gum. Mum said babies usually grow the upper teeth first but not Kaden. He must be a special baby.

Kaden is learning fast. His favourite stunt is to wail aloud without tears and open his arms wide, like in the movie Titanic. So while he sits in his FisherPrice "HOP & POP" static walker, he'll do that to get mum's attention to be carried and hugged.

Just recently, Kaden was down with bad flu and had to undergo nebulisation 3 times a day at home. I was on leave the whole week just to do that with him. It pains me to see him struggling to get away from the mask and eventually loses energy and fell asleep. It simply reminded me of the good old days where live chickens were slaughtered at wet markets. The emotional pain was unbearable.

That's why when I read about babies being thrown away at rubbish collection centres, it pained me just to think of how the little one battled to stay alive but lost it eventually. It also angered me to think of how these irresponsible parents could have left the helpless one there. No matter how hard up they are, rubbish collection centre is definitely not a place for one to survive. That's why when I was in classroom teaching, I put into dicsussions during sexuality education lessons on whether abstinence is still the best way out. Surprisingly, the students agreed with me. Maybe because I pointed out the facts of abandoned babies, future lost for young parents..real life news.. and the students captured these feelings.

I am glad I have not lost the passion for teaching. It's just that I am still in midst of growing my knowledge bank. We never know, come one fine day, I may just want to end up as a counsellor. That is if I have not lost my faith and passion in teaching and guiding young lives.