Archive for June, 2013
On The Lazy Eye
We went to Subang Parade yesterday after my son’s therapy session in Sunway Medical Centre.
While letting him play at Mc Donalds, a Chinese mother asked me about my son’s spectacles. I told her he has to wear it because of his lazy eye problem.
I was surprised when she said she has the same problem too when she was a child. Now she only has one good eye to rely on, the right one is very blur even when she wears specs to improve her vision. She said it is hard for her to read. Back then, most parents were not aware about such problem. She added that it’s really good that we know about the eye problem at an early age and do something about it.
It makes me realize that with all the hardship we have to go through now, it will only pay off in 20-30 years time. In 20 years time, I hope my son will understand that we have done our best to accommodate his special condition. I pray that he will have both eyes in good sight so that he can see his children playing and read to them.
Keep On Blogging!
I was searching for new materials on pinterest today when I came across this.
It motivates me to start writing on the blog diligently (again!). We’ll see whether I can keep the spirit on..haha!
On Homeschooling
We have decided to homeschool our son.
His doctor said we need to send him to school for socialization and human interaction.
Well, for now I don’t think 3 hours of preschool every day could do any good.
I went to Chinese kindy for 2 years, 6 years of government primary school and spent another 5 years in boarding school with 100++ people of my age and another 400 of seniors and juniors, then 4 years of University life and now at 34 years of age, I only have few people I could call as real friends.
If interaction and socialization is what he needs, we are going to provide it in different ways. I want him to know people who shares the same interest and value in life and if they happen to be friends later on, then it’s good for him.
For now he’ll go to playgroup once a week, and perhaps to music school on Sunday. He is after all only 4 1/2 years old. It’s a long way to go to reach maturity in human interaction, right?
