Happy Birthday

aa few days ago i went to Tracey's birthday party. and it was quite a regular party. food was good, her mum specially cooked it i think. it was all okay, until it was time to cut the birthday cake.

I could see her mum was having a very hard time trying to gather everyone to get the cake cutting session started. so when everyone was (finally) there, we all sang "Happy Birthday". After the birthday song, her mum wanted to get a picture taken so, in the midst of all the arranging of.. people, Tracey got impatient and just blew the candles and switched on the lights before her mum could get everything sorted out. i was quite shocked. and i could see her mum was genuinely upset, but tried not to show it.

i guess tracey felt like a cake cutting session was unnecessary? or perhaps, she felt she was too old for it.. or maybe. she just wanted to get it over and done with so she could get back to her computer. But in the midst of all these, she failed to realise how much effort her mum had put in to try to show her love for her own daughter. Even though it was a simple gesture, i believe her mum did it out of good intention and love.

Maybe Tracey should put herself in her mum's shoes. and. Not take her mum's love for granted.