Biography 66: Writing was difficult

 When I was living in Umlej (Saudi Arabia), my main duty was to do babysitting. My both parents had a full-time government job. My mom uses to do overtime too.

On those days, we didn't have any English medium school near our area. So, my education part didn't start on time. Sometimes my dad sits with me to teach me writing numbers in Bangla. I found it very difficult to write. Maybe from that time, my parents assumed that I'm poor in Math.

Somehow I have learned how to write numbers from 1 to 10 (In Bangla). But I always used to write 5 and 6 in opposite directions. Like you are seeing in the mirror. My dad had to correct me every time.

One day my mom's friend came to our house with her family. They were (Both husband and wife) also doing government jobs in the nearby city. They have a son, he was just a little younger than me. I knew he was good with his education, his parents were more serious than mine. When they came I was writing with my dad. I didn't want to humiliate myself in front of them. So, when I was writing, I wrote 5 and 6 the opposite way, I assume, this time I made it correct. Uncle came near to me, watch my writing, smiled and said, "Very good job". I became happy, oh I saved myself somehow. Then he said, "Just fixed 5 and 6, you wrote it in opposite direction (তুমি উল্টা করে লিখেছো )."

Now they are all in Bangladesh. Uncle has given a clinic and working as a family physician. Aunt became a housewife. Their son completed engineering from BUET. Now married and have kids. But I still feel I'm not smart enough to them. Because I wrote 5 and 6 in the wrong way.

Writing

Shafeen's art

Today my 9 years old son send me a big text message. Just for fun. I surprise that he wrote a story, kind of, with his feelings and current situation. He got cold now. So, couldn’t go to school and taking rest at home. So, he is missing his school and he wrote about that. I didn’t know that my son can write that well. I asked him to write something for me that I will post in his Facebook page. I want to share his writing. I am sure everybody will like it.

Is writing exiting?

Shafeen was writing willingly when he was 1 year and 8 months old.

Shafeen learned how to write “roshowee” (ই) by himself (from school) for the first time.

Like other children my son Shafeen also likes to write like elders. I bought notebook and pen for him. He regularly sits and writes over there. Now he is in now “play group” in school. And started writing like the real world. Now he is learning how elders really use to write. And he has lost all his excitement about writing. In class or home, whenever we try to make him practice writing, he feels so tired to write anything and pain on his hand.

start new writing

i have other 2 blogs. www.somewherein.net/shahana and 360.yahoo.com/shahanaus but still i like to create a blog over here so that anyone can read my blog easily. i will post other blog's post over here too. time to tme.