Kids To Cheng Meng
No offense but I try my best to avoid bring my kids to funerals or to the cemetery. However, My boy went for “sau mu” last year but not my gal. She was too young for it. Hubby insisted that Justin should go along last year so that he understand what’s cheng meng is all about, and it’s one of the ways of showing him about Chinese culture.
We are going for sau mu again this weekend, and hubby suggested that we bring both our kids along. The first thing that comes across my mind is my gal won’t be able to walk all by herself and she wants to be carried. If my boy sees it, he wants to be carried as well and both hubby and I will be very tired by the end of the day after visiting 2 cemetery at different places. Furthermore, it’s not easy to walk at the cemetery. It’s bumpy and the tombstones are not aligned!
Another thing is some parents told me that young children tend to see “things” that we can’t see. One of my relatives’ son saw some “people” around them when they went for sau mu, but the adults couldn’t see what he’s talking about. Spooky huh? That’s why I don’t consider any houses or commercial real estate near a cemetery no matter how great they are.
Anyway, will you bring your kids along for sau mu?
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