The Single Parent

Child vs Mother

At home I immediately went into the room to put the bag and set my feet towards the kitchen to warm the water for Vano's bath, after it was warm enough I lifted the pot I put it into the bathtub Vano who was in the kitchen close to the kitchen.

"Vano, let's take a shower, the water will be cold" I said as I approached Vano and took off one by one his clothes

Walking with Vano to the bathroom, Vano went into a bathtub filled with warm water and soaked there

"Vano, you have to take a shower" I told Vano, Vano looked at me for a moment and said "Yes mother"

Arif came out of the room and seemed to have taken a shower

"Mas, Vano's nitip in the bathroom, I want to take a shower first" I said as I met at the door

"Yes Rin" replied mas Arif with a smile looking at me

I went into the bathroom in the bedroom, the shower I turned on, and I took a shower in the shower, how fresh the shower was after the beach

After the shower changed into a casual dress, combed my hair and put powder on my face then I went out of the room to the bathroom where Vano was bathing

Mas Arif sat on the sofa chair of the family room

"Vano.. let's finish the bath" I said as I reached the bathroom.

"Before a while" he said with a cuek k"because fun to play toys in the bathtub

"Later the water is cold, let's take a shower" I said as I soaped Vano's body and immediately flushed with a small dipper of warm water from inside the bath

"Ah.. mother not fun" protested Vano.

I did not answer Vano's words, immediately I lifted Vano's body and I handuki

"Let's go to the room to change clothes, after this can relax see the tv show or play" I said, I see Vano's face looks disappointed

Arriving at the room, I take Vano's clothes and I wear them to Vano, before his body I apply telon oil, let warm his body, I sisiri Vano hair

"Well, my mother's child is cute, is it still cranky?" much

Vano was silent with a sullen face running towards Arif mas and sitting on his lap, seeing Vano's behavior I just shook my head, I walked over to Vano

"Mas, there are children who are lashing out we just live the streets alone yes" I said

"Mother.." shouted Vano as if to cry.

"He he he, daddy's son is craving?" tanya mas Arif hugging Vano

"Mother, Vano can not take a long bath" said Vano

"When it hurts how?" ask me Arif

"Vano. earlier I saw that it had been a long time in his bath, if you tell me to finish bathing immediately, because you do not want Vano sick, let's apologize to your mother" said mas Arif, said, Vano looked at me and extended his tiny hand

"Sorry mother, Vano did not repeat it again" said Vano

"Yes Vano, here's my mother" I said and Vano approached me and I hugged and kissed Vano

"Let's go play by myself" I said, then Vano got off my lap took his toy and played on the carpet in front of me

I sat side by side with Arif mas while watching Vano play

"Mas.." I said and looked at my husband's face with a sad look

"Why Rin?" ask me Arif

"Mas..we are far away again" I said and I rested my head on his shoulder, mas Arif grabbed my shoulder and gently rubbed my head.So.

I saw my mother-in-law coming down the stairs towards us, and Arif took off his hoe and I lifted my head, smiling at my mother-in-law

"Have you eaten yet?" ask mom

"Have mom, have you eaten?" ask me Arif

"Not yet, then you eat first, you go on again" said the mother as she walked towards the dining table

I looked at Mas Arif and smiled embarrassedly, because the scene of our intimacy was seen by the mother-in-law

Finish eating, mom comes to us

"Rif, tomorrow I can not deliver, you ask Mr. Dirman to take you to the airport" said the mother

"Rin. learn nyopir, one day you definitely need to drive a car" said the mother.

"Later ma'am, let Arif teach" said mas Arif

Mother nodded

"However Rin, women today must be strong, must be tough, so still be able to do activities without the help of the husband" said the mother as insinuating me

"Keep Arif's function what mom, Arif this is her husband who must take care of the wife if it is close again this way" said mas Arif defended me

"Give up Rif, if you want to" said the mother as she left us upstairs

After my mother died, I looked at my husband and said

"Mother's angry?" much

"Yes so Rin, what mother wants to be obeyed, stubborn, the same as the father" said mas Arif

"Not to take heart" said mas Arif comforted me

"If I learn to drive a car, I'm interested in it" I said slowly

"Can I learn?" ask me again

"Why can't you, Rin, later if I have enough money to buy a new car you can learn" I said

"After I went upstairs to meet my mother" said Mas Arif as he stood up and walked up the stairs to the mother-in-law's room

I looked at my husband with a worried look

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In Linda's mom's room

"Mom... Arif doesn't like my mom to talk so much to Rinda, Arif who wants Rinda the way she is today" I said

"Rif..didn't you want Rinda to be a career woman, a strong woman who can take a car, can go anywhere without you to deliver" said the mother with a disappointed face

"Mom...if to learn to drive, Arif will teach Rinda, to go where Arif inter while Arif is here, I do not remember what Rinda was like in the past? Arif is dear, the love of Rinda bu, Arif did not meet for two months, is it wrong for Arif to accompany in every activity for only two weeks?" I said in an angry tone

"Yes I know, mother is too independent to be a woman, I don't like so mom, money can I look for but togetherness with family can not be bought with money" I said again, I said, then I stand up and leave mom's room

"Rif.. mother is sorry, your words are very touching mother's heart, mother is also sorry can not give the love of the whole family" said mother

"Mothers don't interfere with Arif's family, Arif wants to build a loving family full of togetherness" I said with a still irritated heart

"Mom. if I live in Papua, mother is still with this mother's selfishness, let Rinda not stay here, ma'am... Rinda stays here with mom, leaves her family, is here with mom without me her husband, please ma'am.

"Rif.. forgive mom" said mother slowly.

"Tomorrow to be delivered with Mr. Dirman, what time do you leave?" ask mom

"Don't ma'am, let me take online transportation tomorrow" I replied

"Rif... Are you angry with mom?" ask mom

"Yes" I said

"Rif.. I'm sorry" said the mother with a regretful look.

"I'm sorry for Rinda" I said, then left my own mother in the room

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I saw Mas Arif down the stairs and mom also down the stairs behind the mas Arif, I saw the face of mas Arif looks angry like not usually a lot of smiles and patience, what happened between the child and the mother, my mind

"Rinda..

"Mothers... Rinda did not take it personally, the mother was right, but. mas Arif is also not wrong, mad Arif wants to be with the family so always take Rinda to work, two months apart, we were separated, two weeks we were with mom, please mom also understand we want to make this family a quality family at every meeting" I said

"Yes Rinda, do not be taken heart of the mother's speech, the mother apologized, maybe all this time the mother pursued the mother's career only, so it does not care about the mother's family, and her father Vano looking for another woman" said the mother

"Mom... Arif also apologized yes, Arif has been rough with mother because Arif does not want to have a family that is like our family, busy with work, because Arif does not want to have a family like ours, until the house quarrel continues because it is tired of working and finally separated" said mas Arif

Mom was silent to hear the words of Arif

"Mother went up on the Rif" said the mother with a gloomy face, perhaps thinking of our inner words

During our conversation, we did not pay attention to Vano and it turned out that Vano had fallen asleep on the carpet, Mas Arif carried Vano to the guest room, I turned off the tv and checked the window door and turned off some lights and walked into the bedroom