Maura: The New Year Tragedy

I don't want to be a selfish parent

Baby Attar is seen chasing the ball that is being played with Mutia. The tiny, puffed-up baby crawled quickly towards Mutia to retrieve her ball. Already getting closer to Mutia, baby Attar stopped his steps and sat down looking around him like he was looking for something.

"Let's go for the ghost! This is the ball you took from Mama!" mutia exclaimed when she saw baby Attar never approached her.

The eight-and-a-half-month-old baby only glanced at Mutia at a glance and laughed while clapping when what he was looking for was already visible and not too far from the reach of his eyes.

"Hi handsome, where are you going? It's ball!."

Baby Attar did not heed the call of the mother-to-be twins who said one of them would be his future wife. The tiny, puffed-up baby crawled closer to the sofa and tried to stand on its own by holding on to the edge of the sofa.

Baby Attar exclaimed in delight as he managed to stand up with great difficulty. He then grabbed something that had sounded on the sofa. He held the rectangular flat object with a happy heart.

"Well, yeah on.."

The vague babble from baby Attar made Mutia laugh. Funny and adorable. He wanted to lift the body of baby Attar, but considering that he is currently pregnant and is so big because of the pregnancy of twins. Mutia could only kiss and hold baby Attar without lifting and holding her future daughter-in-law.

"Who is the phone?"

Mutia approached baby Attar who was still wiping the screen of the dead phone. Indeed, from earlier, Freya's cellphone lying on the sofa rang continuously and that made baby Attar who recognized the voice immediately look for the existence of the phone belonging to the Mother.

"Hun..."

Mutia raised next to her eyebrows confused by what baby Attar said. Really, she doesn't know and understand baby language. Mutia then took the phone that was extended baby Attar for her.

"Davy!!! Your husband's on the phone!!"

Mutia screamed when she turned on the screen of Freya's phone and it turned out that was Bryan, the husband of the cellphone owner. The father of a puffed-up and handsome baby, baby Attar.

"Let's just!! Tell me I'm busy!!"

Freya replied by shouting also because she is currently making snacks for baby Attar. Blueberry and strawberry flavored muffins are the favorite snack of baby Attar today.

"Yes later if he calls again!!"

Mutia again with a shout that did not get a reply from Freya. Maybe the mother of two children is back busy or maybe not want to be disturbed.

Baby Attar has been seen crawling closer to his toy back that has been scattered on the floor. He did not whine at all at the left of his mother who was busy making snacks for him.

All the food that goes into the mouth of baby Attar is a special food that Freya made by herself with both hands without the help of others even though at home there is already a chef.

According to Freya, the food made by him will make the child always remember his mother and always longs to go home if you live far away to study. So it should be introduced from small meals cooked by both hands of the Mother herself.

Freya came with her homemade muffin that had just come out of the oven and two cups of tea and mineral water in a baby bottle.

Mutia turned her head steadily to Freya by grinning the horse. It's true. Ever since she was pregnant, she had been at a distance to meet Freya. She asked Mrs Bryan to come to her place with baby attar.

And today Mutia herself specifically came to the residence of Abrisam after conducting a pregnancy examination with her husband. Upon returning from the hospital, Mutia asked Rendy to drive her to Freya's house and asked to be picked up for lunch outside before the baby she was carrying was born.

"Can't I go to my own house?!"

Unexcused and welcome in advance, Mutia plucked her fragrant muffins so tempting her stomach to eat and digest immediately.

"Huffff..Hot."

Freya just shook her head as the muffin Mutia took fell on the carpet because it was still hot. Yes it's hot. He just came out of the oven and Freya did not tell her friend that the muffin was still hot.

"Message..Besanes...Besanes...I really want to be made by Mrs Bryan."

Freya sneered at her best friend who soon wanted the birth. Because every meeting must be discussed about the daughter-in-law and besan. It really makes Freya feel careless.

Baby Attar is still a long way to go. It still has to go through a few more decades to advance to a serious level, namely marriage. Marriage is the longest worship.

Freya does not want later if hurry and only attach importance to the wishes of parents actually make the marriage life of her child unhappy. Freya doesn't want to be a selfish parent.

"Let the letter of the covenant remind us only. But for the happiness of our son, I don't want to be a selfish parent. If indeed later Attar does like and love your child without any coercion from outside parties. It means Attar is fighting with your child. But if not, I hope we don't force our children later. Because a relationship on the basis of coercion does not guarantee us to be happy."

Mutia fell silent at Freya's long words. What his best friend said was true. Must not be a selfish parent to the child and must not force the will to establish a relationship.

Is she too hasty to make an arranged marriage between her son and her son Freya?

Or is he just obsessed with making Attar his son-in-law?

Or even worse is he envious that Freya has more than what she herself has right now?

I don't know, Mutia herself doesn't know either. What he felt at this moment, he was so down after hearing Freya's words earlier. Although what Freya said was true, she still wanted Attar to be her son-in-law.

"You're right. Let's see what 20 years ahead of them are?"

After a long silence, Mutia finally let out her voice and responded to her best friend.

Freya smiled as she fed baby Attar the baby's favorite blueberry muffin. Yep..Let's see if Attar's an adult. Who is the woman he will choose to be his partner later. Whether his sons are Rendy and Mutia or just another woman they don't know.