Mom of 3rd Culture Kids

We were in Aeon Jusco just this evening with family and friends. My friend wanted to buy something in the women’s section so, we accompanied her. While I was in the discount shoes area, I saw a mom frantically searching for her son. I saw the panic in her eyes while she’s calling out the name of her son. Hubby and our friend also tried to look around to look for her son but to no avail. What was worst was that the mall is almost closing and a throng of people were already going out. It was only minutes later when an announcement has been made of that missing boy.

Oh, I don’t know if the mom has found her son but our family prayed for protection and their reunion. There has already been a lot of news of missing children in Malaysia, most of them being kidnapped by gangs. So, it’s not really  safe to let kids go on their own. I may be a bit of a paranoid, but I never let go my kids’ hands whenever we’re in the public places in Malaysia.

I brought our homeschool books here with us to Malaysia. I was thinking that I could homeschool my kids while Hubby attends a conference. I’m not so sure how it’ll work out but I just brought them ( just in case). I was even a bit ambitious since I brought materials good for 1 week. I was tempted to bring our materials for crafts and science experiments but changed my mind. It would be quite impossible for us to do craft work because I would then need a printer, a scanner and a scanner software.

So, I will just have to make do with the books and materials that I brought. I would be so happy if ever we get to finish at least a few days worth of homeschool work during the entire conference.

If language is not a problem, my kids can easily make new friends. In Thailand, their chances of making new friends are limited by language barrier. But here in Malaysia, they can easily make new friends because many of the kids can speak English.

Just this evening, while our family with a couple of friends were having our dinner at the food court, my kids made new friends in the play area. I found them not just playing together but chatting like long time friends. When they were leaving I found all of them quite sad that they had to separate. My daughter asked me if she will ever see them again. She was sad when I told her that her chances are slim but told her that next time when she makes new friends, she can always give her email address so they can keep in touch.