( 原文寫於2023年5月15日 | 英國 )

今朝一早，菜苗同我講：

「今日開始，你哋可以唔使送我返學同接我放學啦，我可以自己返學同放學。」

🥺🥺🥺

聽完嗰一刻，個心突然酸咗一下。

一直以來，每日接送返學放學，已經成為我哋生活嘅一部分。原來有一日，佢會自己開口同我講：「我可以自己嚟。」

雖然知道總有呢一日，但真正到咗呢一刻，仲係有啲唔捨得。

不過，做父母始終都要學識放手，畀佢一步一步成長。

呢兩年，真係見住佢改變得好快。

由以前樣樣都依賴我，
到而家學識沖杯麵、自己去同學屋企、自己返學放學。

菜苗，真係慢慢由一棵小菜苗，變成一棵小樹啦。🌱🌳

唯一令我有啲唔習慣嘅，就係……
把聲都沉晒，正式踏入青春期啦。😂🌻🌿

🌿 後記｜2026

三年前，我仲站喺屋企門口望住佢自己行去返學。

今日再回頭睇，已經覺得當日擔心太多了。

孩子成長，其實一直都比我們想像中更有能力。

每一次放手，都唔代表距離愈來愈遠；反而係因為相信佢，所以畀佢學識獨立。

而家回想，真正需要學習放手嘅，其實唔係孩子，而係父母。

不過，每一次放手，都係另一種愛。❤️

16 | Jason’s Funny Stories @ Growing Up

Originally written on 15 May 2023 | United Kingdom

This morning, Jason said to me,

“Starting today, you don’t have to take me to school or pick me up anymore. I can walk to and from school by myself.”

🥺🥺🥺

Hearing those words caught me by surprise.

For so many years, taking him to school and picking him up had simply been part of our daily routine. One day, without even noticing, he had grown confident enough to say, “I can do it myself.”

I knew this day would come eventually, but when it actually arrived, it still tugged at my heart.

As parents, we have to learn to let go, so our children can keep growing.

Over the past two years, I’ve watched him change so much.

He learned how to make instant noodles, visit his friends on his own, and now even travel to school independently.

Our little “seedling” is slowly becoming a young tree. 🌱🌳

The only thing I’m still getting used to is…

his voice has become so deep.

My little boy has officially entered his teenage years. 😂🌻🌿

🌿 Reflection | 2026

Three years ago, I watched him walk to school alone for the very first time.

At the time, I thought I was letting go of my little boy.

Looking back now, I realise I wasn’t losing anything at all.

I was simply watching him grow.

Children often become stronger long before we are ready to admit it.

Perhaps the hardest lesson isn’t teaching them to be independent.

It’s learning, as parents, to loosen our grip a little at a time.

Because every step they take forward…

is only possible because they know we’ll always be there when they look back. ❤️