‘Mrs Whippy’ by Cecelia Ahern.

20th June 2008.

Dear bloggers,

I went to the Eltham Public Library this afternoon.  I found 2 books written by Cecelia Ahern: ‘Mrs. Whippy’ and ‘A Place Called Here’.  I finished reading ‘Mrs Whippy’  at the library (ssshhh….I supposed to read journals – and I was distracted. Instead, I read this Mrs Whippy. More interesting! Blame Cecelia..her books are really good…. hehehe..). 

Mrs Whippy – a very short story about Emelda, a 46 yrs. old lady, going to divorce, has 5 boys (just imagine!), no jobs, husband left her to a 21 yrs old stripper, and lost a best friend.  Emelda loves ice-cream and met a guy with the ice-cream man, Mr Whippy. Emelda struggles to earn respect from her own sons.  She is so depressed whenever her husband comes home to bring the boys out on every Saturday with his young girlfriend.  And one day, she has decided to change her life.  She found a job at the supermarket, eats more ice-cream, dreams of her ice-cream man, and starts a new life.  At the end of the story, she earns the respect from his sons, once his sons found out that their dad tried to poison their mind about their mom’s life. 

I respect all single mothers and single fathers who raise their children by themselve.  Only they know how hard life is without any support! How stressful life is. How miserable it is when the kid is sick. How lonely they are when they need someone to hold them. How tough the life is when all fingers point to them. How strong they are when their ex-es back-stabbing them. How lucky they are have they custody of their children. 

Marriage is beautiful.  From the theory, marriage gathers 2 hearts to love, treassure, and cherish this life together no matter easy or hard marriage life is.  Like I mentioned before, easy talk than act. 

There is no easy way to get out from any problems.  Like the late P.Ramlee said, ’sedangkan lidah lagi tergigit..inikan pula suami isteri’ (Sorry guys–I am not good in this peribahasa. Not sure correct of not..hehehe). 

Like solving math’s problem, there are so many ways to get an answer. So, why do we always shortened our mind to solve a problem?

What do you think?

I am not an expert of family counselors, but I learnt about family counselings..family therapy and techniques. I taught the family counseling course and practiced it last time.  I worked with family, especially with the wives and kids.  Done some research on family.  I don’t want to promote myself here..hehehe….but I want to promote my friends.  I know some friends who do family counseling and therapy. So, for those who want to have counseling or therapy, I don’t mind to help you to recommend good family counselor/therapy.  Not necessarily in Malaysia, but other countries too

Ehem…I am more to children counseling/therapy.  So..do you know what I am getting here? LOL!!! 

Have fun reading!