I wrote this in 2021 but I was scared to publish it because I did not want to sound ungrateful. ---------- It was 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, I had...