Don't Take My Son

The Beginning of the Struggle for the Future

"Rakha .... liluk." Faisal closed his face with both hands and opened them.

"Keck...kekkk" the four-month-old baby in her mother's lap chuckled at what Faisal did whose face she knew so well. Every now and then both hands are moved towards Faisal as if to be carried by a man who calls himself Om Isal. Understand Rakha wants to be carried, Faisal also grabbed the small body, carrying it while standing up. Rakha tried to reach for opak (a typical West Java food made of glutinous rice) held by Faisal, Faisal also let him, just directly opak that had been in Rakha's hands inserted into his mouth, indeed, the four-month-old child is the time of the oral phase, whatever objects he holds must be inserted into his mouth. Over time some of his opak became soft and successfully chewed in the mouth of baby Rakha, it deserves him to be a henchman because he was cool to enjoy opak which became something new to him.

"Eh..don't give food....."Kharisa who was busy chatting with Faisal was surprised when he saw Rakha was cool to enjoy the opak that was only half. He thought Rakha was his toy. Kharisa immediately took it to make Rakha shocked, just immediately he cut his lips and...." Eeeaa...eeeaa...." Rakha immediately cried because he was cool to feel disturbed, even the object he held was taken away by his momy.

"Eh...why..why ..honey" Faisal shook Rakha's body, but the baby was still crying.

"Why his opak was taken, again the henchman too, so cry right." It was only realized that Rakha was crying because his opaque was taken by Kharisa.

"Deehhh....A Isal, Rakha should not be given food, wait another two months." Kharisa cleans Rakha's wet mouth.

"Rakha's been four months, right? Udah can be given food, opak jd mushy really if mixed with saliva, will not make choking...cup..cup.cup....." Faisal was still trying to stop Rakha from crying.

"Eh it's a chicken...chicken..here's a chicken, see this there is a hotshot.." he said distract Rakha and his crying stopped when he saw the chicken in front of him, he immediately moved his hands and feet.

"Later after six months of new feeding Aa, now still exclusive ASI." Kharisa follows Faisal who continues to approach the chicken while explaining that Rakha is still given exclusive ASI, lucky ASI is abundant even though the age of Kharisa is very young, now he is 17 years old. Abah warned Kharisa to give his Asiha until the age of two years, as taught in the Quran. Abah conveys his verse directly in the letter of Al Baqarah verse 233 :

“And for mothers should breastfeed their children for two full years, that is, for those who want to perfect breastfeeding. And it is the duty of the father to feed and clothe the mothers in the manner of ma’ruf. A person is not burdened unless according to his degree of ability. Let not a mother suffer misery because of her child and a father because of his child, and the heir is obligated to do so. If both want to wean (before two years) with the willingness of both and the approval, then there is no sin against both. And if you want your son to be pierced by others, then there is no sin for you if you give him the proper payment. Fear Allah and know that Allah is All-Seer of what you do."

At that time Abah came to see Kharisa and the baby coincided with the aqiqah event when Rakha was seven days old. Mama tried her grandson Aqiqah by selling her jewelry to buy two goats, mama really loved her grandson. Proud to receive a mandate from Abah, Kharisa is determined to give her ASI until Rakha is two years old. Of course Kharisa has the support of Mama, Bi Nani is also Faisal's mother who diligently sends food that can increase breast milk production. Faisal's mother almost every day sent vegetables katuk leaves, young papaya vegetables, and other types of vegetables that were deliberately planted in the garden behind his house.

"Said Mom, A Isal was four months' time already fed, it's okay." Apparently Faisal is still discussing about feeding Rakha.

"That was A, now different, from the results of a six-month-old study of digestion babies are better equipped to receive and work digesting food, he said, so that the function of the digestive tract will be better in the future also to avoid interference with the digestive apparatus itself."

"But Kasian, Rakha already wants to eat his wealth, if you see we eat his mouth must be fretting."

"Yes but must be patient, two more months can only eat, just be aware that A Isal will be caught giving food before his time, I'm legally not allowed to see Rakha two months." Threatening Kharisa made Faisal laugh.

"He.he..sorry.sorry..sorry..not strong if I don't see this puffer." Faisal kissed Rakha's two cheeks alternately, then lifted her up and kissed her belly making Rakha laugh in his lethargy.

"A tomorrow so we leave at dawn?" Kharisa and Faisal the day after tomorrow will take the entrance examination of the state college, the plan is to leave tomorrow to Bandung accompanied by his father Faisal and will stay at the home of his brother Faisal Kang Farhan.

"So tomorrow before dawn must wake up the handsome first well.... Rakha would like to come to Bandung nganter Momy.iya...." Karisa sticking soft cheeks puffed Rakha.

"Momy.....Mommy....Ambu ah, Rakha mah Garutnya, call him Ambu aja well, nih gangong same Ambu, Om Isal want to go to the mosque first, just a moment longer Ashar time."

"Ish.gak want Ambu, rich already old, Momy aja yes dear, Momy....Momy.tuh would be funny horror as well." Kharisa took Rakha from Faisal's sling while pursing his lips.

"Yes....Momud...." Faisal's taunts made Kharisa frown, what the hell is Momud?

"Momy young.." he said as he passed leaving Kharisa with a chuckle. Kharisa could only pluck his lips and enter the house.

*****

The day of the implementation of the state college entrance test finally arrived, after the dawn prayer Kharisa pumped his ASI to stock Rakha because it will be left likely until the afternoon, after the afternoon, yesterday afternoon and last night he had also pumped his breast milk until collected four bottles, plus this morning two bottles seemed to be enough for Rakha's provisions during Kharisa's death.

Yesterday Kharisa and Faisal were accompanied by his father Faisal, mother and mother Faisal, who wanted to see their grandchildren, said Kang Farhan and his wife Teh Moza, who have been blessed with an eight-month-old daughter. Mr. Faisal, his mother and Mama did not come to stay because his father could not leave the activities at his school, besides that Kang Farhan's house was not too big, he said, his house entered the alley but not too far from the highway, has three small-sized rooms, a living room that blends with the living room, kitchen and bathroom. He contracted a house in the sari garden area, quite close to the campus of Kang Farhan and Teh Moza, they were still in college but dared to take the decision to get married and have children, what a great decision right? And amazingly, they both seem to enjoy living it.

Tok.....

"Neng..we leave at six yah." Said Faisal slightly shouting behind the door of the room occupied by Kharisa

"Yes, A, I'm pumping ASI first." Payu**** on the left side still feels swollen because Rakha last night only woke up once. Finished pumping ASI he stored it in the refrigerator, Bi Nani already understood later how to give ASI to Rakha, there is also Moza tea that is more grounded. Before leaving the room he said goodbye to his little son who was asleep, Bi Nani was in the kitchen helping out Teh Moza who was making something for breakfast

"Honey..momy go first well, Rakha must be a good boy and pinter, do not fuss and ngerepotin grandma well. Pray Momy launched her exam, facilitated can pass as a student." He said slowly to Rakha while holding her tiny hand. "It's the beginning of the fight for our future baby, pray momy well."

It was hard to leave Rakha even though there was Bi Nani, this was the first time Kharisa left Rakha, all this time Kharisa was always with his son, But for the sake of his future he had to have heart, bi Nani is guarding him. Kharisa also left Rakha in the room alone.

Bismillah may her struggle bear fruit for her future with Rakha.

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