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2018, officially dah tukar alamat.
Saat menulis blog ni pun sebenarnya tgh peralihan pindah rumah. Havoc!

Ingat lama lagi. Contact2 tanya, belum setel katanya. Expected dapat kunci Nov. Tapi macam tak setel - setel je. So kita pun, ingat sibuk dengan keje yg nak kene submit.  Tup tup minggu kedua Dec baru kunci sampai kat tangan! Hah, amik kau! Tinggal 2 minggu lagi nak buka sekolah! Datelines semua jatuh bertimpa timpa !

Hadoi! Berderet semua datelines hujung Dec & awal Jan!
Buat kerje tak pandang kiri kanan, toleh toleh belakang dah. Yang mana ada, ada. Kalau ada 2 jam je free, 2 jam tu pulun. Guna apa yang ada. Yang tak de sudah! Memang tak sempat cakap banyak la. Tetiba lak kene jadi efisyen giler dengan kekurangan yang ada.

Nak kene buat report ttg rumah, masukkan letrik, air etc.. Tengok plan rumah balik. Apa yang ada, apa yang x de...apa yang cacat. Yang mana cacat kene kejar pemaju rumah. Kejar abang grill...ukur pintu & tingkap...bla bla bla...Masa dapat kunci, dah ada alamat rumah baru boleh setel urusan pindah sekolah. Hadoi, 2-3 kali gak patah balik sekolah lama...sebab alamat rumah baru lebih kurang dengan rumah lama, habis kerani taip silang alamat...adeiii laaaaaaa.....belom masuk guru besar cuti...huhhuhuhuuu....org PPD cuti.....ye la, hujung tahun kan. kene sedia maklum, depa depa pun nak bercuti...Pastu kejar kedai buku sekolah, nak kene balut buku, tulis nama...jahit lencana...tag nama...itupun buku ada yang tak cukup lagi...hahahahhuhuhuu...

Pas tu, bertambah suspen lagi, dalam dua minggu Dec ni, time ni la hujan banyak nak turun. Bimbang betul air naik. Selain kene kemas barang, kene angkat juga barang2 n dokumen naik ke tempat lebih tinggi. Time paling gerun bila kene bwak kereta redah air tinggi......berdoa dlm hati, supaya enjin jangan mati! Tu belum masuk berkejar kene submit proposal on time! Saat nak binding ni la semua nak habis, kertas habis, ink habis, ring binding habis.....hahihuhahihu...adeii laaa....x pe la, ujian. Dah selamat pun submit.

Alhamdulillah, saat page ni di coret, banyak dah setel. Abang grill sudi buat grill dlm tempoh 2 minggu. Tq sgt2. Kemas keje dia. Barang2 masih belum habis angkut. Buat masa ni, kami tido atas lantai ramai2. Tak berlampu. Apak buatkan 3 biji lampu. Pandai2 la survive. Hari hari malam bergelap tapi berlampu. Tak per la, sementara. Bab dapur, mama redha je la. Tak buat kabinet. Simpan dalam mimpi. Belek belek katalog je. Tengok dapur cantik je, mampu. Bila kira kira balik, banyak lagi duit nak diguna pakai untuk urusan yang lebih penting. Huhuhuu... tak per la.

Saat saat duit banyak keluar, duit2 siling yang bersepah2 tu, bila dikumpul2 dapat juga berbekas2 penuh! Memang sangat berguna bila time poket kering......Alhamdulillah,...👍

First Entry 2018...

Hi, 2018...

UPSR, dah berlalu...
Alhamdulillah. Result baik. Si abam tak dapat semua A, slack tang BM. Ramai slack kat maths, sains & BI, tapi abam steady je result yang tu.💪💪💪 Alhamdulillah.😍

Walaupun ada orang cakap kat mama, UPSR ni tak penting. Mama tak amik hati pun, sbb tu pada dia. Pada mama exam abam penting. Penting untuk mama tunai janji, datang sama - sama ambil result UPSR. Mama nak sama - sama dengan orang yang basuh baju mama masa mama tak larat, orang yang bancuh milo mama masa mama sibuk taip kerje mama, orang yang vakuum bilik mama,...orang yang tolong lipat baju mama... nilai kegembiraan mama kat sini, dengan orang orang yang support mama... 💗

Mama tau abam terasa sangat bila abang sorang je tak dapat A dlm BM. Tak per, janji bukan fail. 😉Kita still celebrate jugak kt Kenny Rogers sbb mama tahu abam suka ayam dia & speghetti bolognaise dia. Tambah lak ada kupon diskaun. Apa lagi, bagaikan orang lapar di sorong makanan laaa kan..... Then, kita g ikut apak ke bukit tinggi. Cuma apak je x de. Apak pergi kerje, kita jalan habis habisan kt sana....pandai pandai sendiri naik bas yang disediakan. Menapak ke sana sini, sampai melepek semua...tak larat! Lama tak jalan sama-sama. Mama lebih sayang kompiter je, kata anak-anak...haish...

Tang makan, asalnya mama dah beli brahims berkotak kotak supaya jimat. Last - last, x jimat jugak sudahnya. Semua terkulat - kulat, macam tak lalu nak telan je. 😅Kita turun jugak kt kaki genting sempah sudahnya utk makan....Sarapan je apak sponsor. Lunch dinner x leh le, kene jimat utk masuk rumah baru lak...(citer next entry...)

Sebenarnya, apak suka abam masuk asrama, tp mama macam berat hati sikit. Tak dapat masuk asrama pun tak pe. (walaupun dapat panggilan, kat sekolah X tempohari)... Abam, x p, mama suka je, terasa rumah tak kosong. Hahahaaa... 😉

Sekarang, semua dah setel urusan sekolah baru. Mama nak pulun urusan study mama sebelum next UPSR & PT3 lak. Alhamdulillah, dari tadika sampai sekarang, banyak dah anak anak mama boleh buat sendiri. Kecuali masak...Yang ni macam mama kene jugak turun dapur.

Ni mama share  other parents's experiences yang mempunyai anak yg ada learning difficulties. Dlm kes depa, anak dyslexia. Mama share this, sbb mama rasa anak mama berdepan dengan struggle -struggle tu rasa macam sama je.

Ye, betul, tak semua cikgu boleh handle. Setiap anak ada kelebihan dan kekurangan. Memang tough nak tahu kita boleh tackle kat mana... Di sekolah biasa, rata -rata cikgu ada ramai murid nak handle,... kita ibubapa ni la kene pandai setelkan anak kita... Orang luar boleh kata itu, ini begitu, begini, sebab mereka tak rasa...........Yang tanggung kita, yang atur kita, yang usaha pun kita.

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Here are seven things I wish people understood about what it’s like to parent children with difficulties in learning.

1. My kids have to work twice as hard just to stay afloat in school.
For kids with dyslexia, reading is exhausting, writing is laborious, and spelling is downright torture.
Each of these skills is required in every subject my kids have at school. Homework can take two or three times longer to complete than it does for other kids. Yet they tackle it day in and day out! I wish people understood how hard my kids work every day just to keep up.
2. My kids have strengths that don’t show up in school.
Our society has a very particular idea of what success is supposed to look like in the classroom. Kids are often graded by how fast they read, or by how many sight words they can spit out. Sadly, these are the areas where kids with dyslexia, like mine, struggle.
And while they may read slowly, they have other strengths. For example, my daughter has an awesome ability to see something, describe it, and break it down in her mind. But in school, there’s often no measure of that skill. She doesn’t get the same opportunity as other kids to shine and be recognized for her visual strengths.
3. They feel different from their peers every day.
It’s the day-to-day struggles that really remind my kids how having dyslexia sets them apart.
Can you imagine watching an entire classroom finish an exam and realizing you’re only halfway through? Or getting only a third of the way through a reading assignment before a group discussion begins in class? These constant reminders of their reading issues weigh on my kids daily.
4. It’s frustrating when teachers have little knowledge about dyslexia.
Every year before school starts, I meet with my kids’ teachers. We discuss their special education services and learning issues. Between my two children, I’ve had this meeting nearly a dozen times.
I’m thankful for the opportunity. But sometimes it’s exasperating. There are teachers who have very little knowledge of learning issues like dyslexia. I wish educators had better training about how to teach children with dyslexia. And I wish they better understood how dyslexia affects kids in every aspect of their school day.
5. My biggest job is to be an advocate for my kids.
We all have roles in life. I like to tell people that “my kids are my job.” If I seem overly focused on how they’re doing and not paying attention to other things, well, that’s my life’s work.
I’m an equal, contributing partner to my kids’ educational plan, and I’m there to help make decisions about what’s appropriate for them. I’m eager to share what I have learned and observed about my children with school staff. I don’t just want them to meet their basic needs. I want to help them strive for their highest potential.
6. It was heartbreaking to watch my kids struggle at such a young age.
As parents, we all want the best for our children. We want to see them be successful. We want them to feel the happiness that comes with achievement.
I know life will eventually bring struggles to my kids, as it does for everyone. But I hadn’t expected those life struggles to start in first grade with learning to read. There are days when my heart is sad as I watch my children labor over a life skill like reading that others seem to have mastered with ease.
7. My kids are the bravest people I know.
Even for adults, it’s tough to speak up and draw attention to yourself when things are challenging. You have to know yourself very well and know how to put your strengths and needs into words others can understand. 
That’s tough for anyone. Now imagine how hard it is for kids. Self-advocating takes a lot of courage.
Nothing makes me prouder than hearing my children speak up for their needs. They understand the impact of dyslexia on their schoolwork and assignments. They want to level the playing field for themselves. They have their rights. 
They have the courage to change an environment that may work just fine for other kids, but that needs to be tweaked for them. That’s real bravery.