The girls are out of school again on a 5-day holiday for Pchum Ben, so my wife is taking them to Pursat to visit family and attend the pagoda there.
Gonna Miss My Monkey-B 🙈
I tried to have some silly moments with Monkey-B after school today because I'll miss her very much when she's gone. She's my comedic counterpart in this household, and also needs lots of hugs, so I'll be without laughs and she'll be without enough cuddles while gone. I grew up as a latchkey kid in the USA, and often didn't see my parents until after dark on school nights, so there wasn't much time spent together, and therefore not much physical affection.
Because Monkey-B has been with me since she could barely talk, I was able to give her many of things I missed as a child. I've always tried to be affectionate with Srey-Yuu as well, but I guess I entered her life too late, she's never liked hugs and has never given me one that I didn't ask for, and even then she won't do it anymore. Ironic that I work more than my parents did when I was a kid, but also spend more time with my children than they did with me, but this comes at the cost of sleeping from 2am to 5:20am each day.
Caffeine Won't Fix This 🫖
I don't want my kids to miss out on having a hands-on involved parent, something so many homes in this country are missing, but I realize the way I am living right now is completely unsustainable and most likely shortening my lifespan tremendously. I've made the switch back to green tea from coffee, but caffeine can't solve the problem of only having a few hours of sleep each night. I'm saving the used tea leaves to make lahpet by the way, and I have no idea where this post is going.
Last Dinner 🥣
I really need a vacation and would like to travel at this time, but I would need 7 days of rest and healing to rebuild my mind and body before wanting to take on something like traveling. I made Srey-Yuu her favorite coconut-potato soup tonight for our last dinner together before they head out in the morning. Mey-Yii is joining the girls on this vacation too, her Grandma wants to gamble, but because Cambodia is such a corrupt country, I won't be in the presence of a child without someone else present.
For this reason, as much as I could easily watch and take care of Mey-Yii while the family goes on vacation, I wouldn't allow her to stay with me if her grandma locked her out of the house, and that would break my heart and further damage Mey-Yii's perceptions of the world around her. Mey-Yii has clearly stated she'd rather chill at home with her Grandma than be with us, but her Grandma "needs to be away from home right now because the sadness is too strong." Those are actually the words she recently used to pawn her granddaughter off on us for another week. Sorry folks, this post went off the rails, hope it wasn't a waste of your time.
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