I wrote this in 2021 but I was scared to publish it because I did not want to sound ungrateful. ---------- It had been my dream to be a housewife. I envied those stay-at-home moms who can be with their children 24/7. Back in grade school, I secretly envied my classmates whose moms were waiting for them after class while my mom was very busy working for money. Just to be clear, I never took it against my mother because even at an early age, I understood our financial situation. I knew then that my father's salary alone was not enough. He was a very honest government employee, by the way. If he wasn't, my mother would not need to work, and I wouldn't be this proud. In one of my conversations with my husband, I communicated my secret. Little did I know that it also became his dream for me. So, when the opportunity of moving to another country came, me leaving my work did not become an issue. Oh well, ...