Women of Choice
The Fruit of Patience
Taking care of two children at once alone without help from anyone sometimes makes Mhita often tired. Therefore he chose to do the work he considered just the subject. Like providing food and taking care of her children.
Because once upon a time when Okta first child was still 4 months old. By the time the baby was already beginning to look asleep, the young mother took the initiative to start doing homework.
However, just a few minutes he held the handle of the broom and collected the dry leaf litter just behind his house, suddenly it began to sound whining from Okta who was awake from his sleep. Mhita then paused her activities that were sweeping the backyard. Then half ran to the bathroom to wash her hands and feet before she approached her crying baby.
He just opened the kitchen door. The sense of the listener caught a sound like something fell and caused a thud followed by a hysterical cry Okta who was getting louder made Mhita's heart immediately like it stopped beating. While running he opened the door. The sight before his eyes made his body limp with a heart pounding increasingly timid. Because it saw Okta who at that time had changed position just under the bed that was almost as tall as an adult knee.
With trembling bodies and hands Mhita immediately grabbed her weakly lying baby and then took her into the arms with a heart full of regret for leaving her. The woman also tried to relieve the cry of her baby who was still hysterical by giving her ASI. His tears flowed no longer able to see the baby feel pain due to falling and slamming from the bed whose height is quite good for a 4-month-old baby.
"I'm sorry Mama, yes, dear," said Mhita, holding back tears. At that time he really cursed himself because it was the cause of his son experiencing such a terrible incident.
From there Mhita promised herself to be more concerned with caring for and watching over the baby. While the affairs of homework and others he did after the husband was already at home and could replace looking after their children. Although the risk must always hear slanted comments from people around who sometimes almost make him stricken with baby blues syndrome because he feels depressed by the talk of people who never understand the situation.
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Especially now, after the birth of his second son it makes Mhita more troubled because there is no one who can be asked for help. Many times Mhita let the eldest and her sister destroy all the toys and remove all the contents of the closet that Mhita had cleaned before. For the sake of his two children were seen a henchman when he would perform prayers five time or when he was cooking.
As of this moment, Mhita let Okta and her sister play paper torn into small pieces. Spattered to fill the room with toys scattered everywhere to create a view like a broken ship. Mhita herself was busying herself in the kitchen to prepare lunch because soon the husband would come from work.
He had not finished his cooking. Suddenly from the front came the sound of a mother's cry calling her name.
"Mhjta ... You are so outrageous, yes. It's home what a goat cage is, messy like this. The child is left to play by himself!" he shouted until he could be heard towards the kitchen.
Mhita half ran forward leaving her activities that were frying bakwan corn and clear vegetable spinach for lunch.
"Ma'af, Mum. I was in the kitchen again. Let's cook deliberately children are left to play together here," mhita said trying to explain to Bu Sukma who was standing around his waist in the middle room with a suitcase and a large bag on his left and right.
Mhita was moved to the mother-in-law to greet her, but the young woman's hand was immediately pushed aside by Bu Sukma. Makes Mhita unkind and misbehaving.
"Add more stress I live here. If every day to see the scene like this continues," muttered Bu Sukma as he passed to his own room.
Refi, who was only eleven months old, cried hysterically in fear when he heard the screams of his newly arrived grandmother. While Okta chose her own henna coloring the picture does not care about the arrival of Bu Sukma.
Before stepping into the kitchen to continue his activities. Mhita first checked her phone which had been ringing without pause.
There is a short message from the husband that is enough to make his heart flower. Although faced with a mother-in-law who is quite testing patience. Behind that there is a good husband figure and always keep the feelings of the wife through the softness of attitude and speech, he said.
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Mhita began packing all the toys Okta and Refi had destroyed before the two boys fell asleep. Mhita began sweeping and mopping all the room because it felt sticky rice crumbs used by her two children lunch.
Because he felt tired and tired of the extraordinary in the soles of his feet since this morning had not had time to rest, Mhita also followed her daughter's son to the room and planned to take a nap.
Bu Sukma came out of the room and made a drink for himself in the kitchen while grumbling with a loud voice.
"Duh, mimipi are you able to marry a woman seng koyok ngono. Beautiful too, not rich, can not do anymore. It's usually in a room like this. Not looking for other activities. This sleeping child is sleeping too."
Mhita who was just about to fall asleep, woke up again because the voice of the mother-in-law was so loud that it was clearly heard into her room.
After the nagging that was shown to Mhita Bu Sukma went outside the house to go using an online motorcycle taxi to go somewhere.
Mhita just stroked the chest. Bu Sukma never seemed to appreciate what he had done. In fact, he has as much as possible to do homework in accordance with what he is able to.
However, it turns out in the eyes of Bu Sukma all that is not considered. Mhita still continues to be a useless daughter-in-law in the assessment of her mother-in-law.
In the midst of exhaustion, Mhita always remembered the message from the husband so that he must remain strong and patient in every situation.
In accordance with the commandment of Allah, which is stated in the Qur'an:
It means: “O you who believe, be patient and strengthen your patience and be prepared and fear Allah that you may be fortunate,” (QS. Ali Imran: 200)
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The fruits of his patience are now both sons and daughters of Mitha growing up healthy and smarter. Now both of his children are in elementary school. So that Mitha can have a pretty loose time to try to find a busyness that can produce rupiah.
Bu Sukma who was always sour-faced and said cynically, now after seeing the change in the economy of Mitha, the attitude of the mother-in-law began to change.
Moreover, Mitha always set aside a little money from the results of the business she was doing for the mother of her husband. Bu Sukma's treatment became more visible to Mitha.
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