Coping with More

Two days after leaving on a jetplane to a far away land, my household help left for her hometown. Her son needed medical and surgical attention and she wanted to be there.

Curious little boy in the seat in front of us

When we came back, it was to a fully packed workload both at office and at home. Potentials for explosive emotional displays were high.

But amazingly, there were none. Our children who had been left behind were well behaved and helped as best as they could in our absence. We are thrilled by, and thankful for that.

I also feel that an understanding of personalities and human behaviour made a difference - we knew how to tap into each other's strengths and weaknesses.