Sharing Love: Winning Without Love
Cooperative Parenting
When two old friends meet, it feels like a lot of things are being talked about. Metta is now married, and is pregnant. Metta wanted to tell Khaira a lot of things. For Metta, Khaira is one of the people with a reliable source of information for him. Khaira's knowledge was so vast that while chatting together many things Metta got from Khaira.
Khaira chuckles when Metta says that she should play all the Parenting Class with him often. "If you want to play come, Ta .. but, not Thursday. I know that Thursday is on campus." Khaira told Metta.
Metta nodded her head. "Still teaching on campus as well as Khai?" Ask.
"Yes .. only every Thursday. Half a day on campus on Thursday." the story goes.
"If you're teaching, what about Arsyila?" ask Metta seriously.
Khaira smiled too. "Arsyila I take a bite sometimes to her Grandma, sometimes to her Grandma. Turn to watch over Arsyila on Thursday."
Metta nodded his head at Khaira's story. For Metta, Khaira was very lucky because her family was reliable and became a support system for Khaira. Despite being a mother, Khaira can still pursue her dreams even though she only teaches once a week.
"How can I avoid Morning Sickness with Khai?" this time Metta asked with a face that looked sad.
Morning Sickness is very painful for some women who are pregnant. Feelings of nausea and vomiting, make the stomach until the throat feels sore, the edges of the body become weak.
Khaira looked gently at her best friend. "Later if it has entered the Second Trimester will reduce the intensity of Morning Sickness. Try drinking ginger to relieve nausea. If it is so severe nausea, ask to be prescribed a nausea reliever medication as well as the Doctor." explains Khaira in sufficient detail.
"In addition there is another way Khai?" this time it was Dimas' turn to ask Khaira.
Presumably the man was quite worried about the Morning Sickness experienced by his wife. So Dimas asked Khaira another way.
"Give positive affirmations to Debaynya Kak. Just talk, "Dadik don't make Mama nauseous. Good kid sister. Grows well in Mama's stomach ya." yeah that's kind of sis." said Khaira with a chuckle after giving an example to the newlywed couple.
Khaira who gave an example as if she was feeling the pregnant moments of Arsyila first, she always invited Arsyila to talk since she was in her stomach. Stimulate his growth by asking him to talk. It felt like just yesterday Khaira was chatting with Arsyila while petting her daughter, now Khaira can talk to Arsyila directly. Her heart was so warm at this time seeing Arsyila had a good growth environment for her.
Dimas and Metta nodded their heads and heard Khaira's explanation. "You two are great. Very cooperative as a parent" said Dimas who actually praised the couple who are so cooperative in front of him today.
Radit laughed too. "We're still learning, Bro .. so the old man is learning. Starting from the period of pregnancy, childbirth, giving ASI, and all stages of growth and development. I also studied at that time because I always wanted to accompany my wife. Now there is also a lot to learn anyway, especially me and my wife are still both new parents right." said Radit who shared how he also learned to be a parent along with Khaira.
"Tuh dengerin Sis...." Metta patted her husband on the shoulder.
Dimas nodded. "Being her husband Khaira seems to change you very much huh. In the past he could talk like a boro-boro gini, which had a cloudy face only" said Dimas who accidentally opened his old friend's card.
Feeling a reflex and now being seen by Metta and Dimas, Khaira releases her hands cupping her husband's face. "Sorry reflexes, usually mostly joking with Mas Radit" Khaira said as she lowered her head, embarrassed by Dimas and Metta.
"Grandfather, Khai .. is the same husband. We are not someone else for you either. I've known you for a long time." said Metta while laughing to see his best friend who was in shame mode.
Khaira nodded her head. "Yes Ta ... Sorry. Most of the time I'm joking with Mas Radit. I think it's gini."
"Dit, there's actually another purpose for us here. Metta wants a vacation with you. I don't know, why this Bumil suddenly wants a vacation with the two of you" said Dimas carefully.
Radit and Khaira looked at each other. Both have not been on vacation for a long time. The last trip they did was babymoon to Jogja first. Actually a vacation is a good idea, but what about Arsyila.
"Where are you going on vacation?" ask Radit first to his best friend.
"When do you go to the beach? Around Jakarta. Want no?" bargain Dimas to Radit.
Radit looked at his wife. "You want to darling? If only a day, we can nitip Arsyila to Daddy and Mommy." said Radit.
Khaira nodded her head. "OKAY. Not bad's. So when are we going to the beach?" asked Khaira enthusiastically.
"Weekend how? So I don't have to take a vacation. But, come home a little late. Metta wants to see the sunset at the beach. How do you want to not?" again Dimas invites them to see Sunset from the beach.
Radit and Khaira agreed. "Okay this weekend, we met at the beach. Anyer right?"
Dimas smiled too. "Marbella Beach, still one area with Anyer anyway. There's a hotel there too. Yesterday, I got a package gift to stay in Marbella. Got two tickets from the office, one for you" said Dimas.
Radit was laughing. "Well, if we disturb you how dong? Honeymoon Babymoon cooks rhyme anyway?" said Radit who actually only teases Dimas only.
Metta was embarrassed by the words of her best friend's husband, while Dimas laughed. "Let's go get her room far away, Dit. Don't bother us." Dimas said with a laugh.
Radit and Khaira compactly laughed together. "Shouldn't take us, even afraid of bothering." This time it was Khaira's turn to speak.
Metta saw the face of his friend. "The desire is a vacation with you, Khai .. since we went to college you haven't had a vacation with you already married. Abis graduated is not a holiday, you have gone to Manchester. You are pregnant and have children. Want a vacation with you, Khai.." said Metta while stroking his stomach that still looks flat.
"Yes already .. for the sake of Bumil and the prospective ponakan, I deh. Debaynya want a vacation with Aunty Khaira huh?" khaira said while laughing at Metta.