2 days ago, Nadine boarded the wrong bus to go home after school.
Apparently she saw the correct bus, but it was behind the wrong bus that she absent-mindedly boarded. When the bus turned into a different road, she realised she was on the wrong bus. She was calm and steady enough to alight at the Kovan MRT station bus stop, a place that she was familiar with. And she said she then cried, but nobody came forward to help her. Maybe she was sobbing quietly and people didn't notice. But it was heartbreaking when she said nobody helped her.
So she decided to walk home! I asked her how did she know the way. She said we've driven that way so many times, so she knew the way. So proud of her!
On one hand, I was shakened. To think that she had no phone on her and no one came forward to help her. Thank God she alighted at Kovan, and not some ulu bus stop far away from home. On the other hand, I'm so very proud of her to be able to recognise the route home, and to walk all the way. That assures me that she is indeed very independent. I need a stronger heart as she grows!
Apparently she saw the correct bus, but it was behind the wrong bus that she absent-mindedly boarded. When the bus turned into a different road, she realised she was on the wrong bus. She was calm and steady enough to alight at the Kovan MRT station bus stop, a place that she was familiar with. And she said she then cried, but nobody came forward to help her. Maybe she was sobbing quietly and people didn't notice. But it was heartbreaking when she said nobody helped her.
So she decided to walk home! I asked her how did she know the way. She said we've driven that way so many times, so she knew the way. So proud of her!
On one hand, I was shakened. To think that she had no phone on her and no one came forward to help her. Thank God she alighted at Kovan, and not some ulu bus stop far away from home. On the other hand, I'm so very proud of her to be able to recognise the route home, and to walk all the way. That assures me that she is indeed very independent. I need a stronger heart as she grows!
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