At a dinner tonight, I was told that one of my distant cousins is three months pregnant. Her grandparents were saying that they waited until now, three months later, to tell everyone. This, of course, is in line with Chinese beliefs that if you break the news too early, the baby will be 小氣.
That triggered another memory in my mind......
Years ago, during the worst of times, we were chatting online. I was getting a little annoyed that she was too slow to reply, but when she did, she explained that she was on the phone with her brother. She excitedly told me that she was going to be an aunt. Her brother's wife was pregnant. It was the first time that I ever saw her get excited about anything that had to do with kids.
After congratulating her, I asked why her brother hadn't told her earlier. She explained to me the whole thing about the baby being 小氣. Of course, little me at the time didn't know stuff like that. The baby was due for March, around the time of her birthday.
Unfortunately, things didn't last long enough for me to find out what happened after that.
Knowing that she doesn't like kids, I can't help but wonder what this baby is like. I wonder how they interact. I wonder what she would look like with this little baby in hand. The image makes me want to laugh.
Wish I could have seen it all.
That "baby" would now be six years old already.
Time flies.
*sigh*
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