A small touching story..

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his
5-year old son waiting for him at the door.

SON: "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"

DAD: "Yeah sure, what is it?" replied the man.

SON: "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"

DAD: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?"
the man said angrily.

SON: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an
hour?"

DAD: "If you must know, I make SGD100 an hour."

SON: "Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down.

SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow SGD50?"

The father was furious, "If the only reason you asked that is so you
can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then
you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about
why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this
childish behavior"

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.

The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little
boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some
money?

After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to
think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that
RM.50 and he really didn't ask for money very often The man went to
the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.

"Are you asleep, son?" He asked.

"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.

"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier" said the
man.

"It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the
SGD50 you asked for."

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. "Oh, thank you daddy!" He
yelled.

Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.
The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry
again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up
at his father.

"Why do you want more money if you already have some?" the father
grumbled.

"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied.

"Daddy, I have SGD100 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?

Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he
begged for his forgiveness.

Often, we are too engaged in our own busy lives that we might have neglected our love ones. This is a wake up call. Someone you love may be waiting for your attention somewhere now.

the dad should have rhk-ed the son instead

saw this scene in Í Not Stupid 2"'

very touching, but not to the extent that i was crying rivers

wow.
now i wondering who nids my attention

saw this one of the replay tellcast on tv yesterday where the kid ask $50 from his dad and $50 from his mum so that he can buy an hour of his dad time to spend with him and his mum.

Seriously... I feel that most of our lives are quite hectic.. Spend most of the time at work, go home have dinner then rest and there goes the day. But how often do we really sit down and talk to our family? Or your spouse? Kids? Friends?

Then again, there are ppl who give most of their time to work and friends, in the end neglected his family.

Striking a balance is difficult, however an effort is needed. Take a small step and see how happy the recipient can be.

Originally posted by Nata|ie:

A small touching story..

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his
5-year old son waiting for him at the door.

SON: "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"

DAD: "Yeah sure, what is it?" replied the man.

SON: "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"

DAD: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?"
the man said angrily.

SON: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an
hour?"

DAD: "If you must know, I make SGD100 an hour."

SON: "Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down.

SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow SGD50?"

The father was furious, "If the only reason you asked that is so you
can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then
you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about
why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this
childish behavior"

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.

The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little
boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some
money?

After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to
think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that
RM.50 and he really didn't ask for money very often The man went to
the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.

"Are you asleep, son?" He asked.

"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.

"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier" said the
man.

"It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the
SGD50 you asked for."

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. "Oh, thank you daddy!" He
yelled.

Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.
The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry
again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up
at his father.

"Why do you want more money if you already have some?" the father
grumbled.

"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied.

"Daddy, I have SGD100 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?

Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he
begged for his forgiveness.

Often, we are too engaged in our own busy lives that we might have neglected our love ones. This is a wake up call. Someone you love may be waiting for your attention somewhere now.

read it many yrs bk.......
think only those are already a father & are damn busy...( either by work or others.... ) will understands & feel about the story....

Originally posted by Nata|ie:

Seriously... I feel that most of our lives are quite hectic.. Spend most of the time at work, go home have dinner then rest and there goes the day. But how often do we really sit down and talk to our family? Or your spouse? Kids? Friends?

Then again, there are ppl who give most of their time to work and friends, in the end neglected his family.

Striking a balance is difficult, however an effort is needed. Take a small step and see how happy the recipient can be.

hmm.. want to buy my hour?

life is all about a balance between working hard for what u want and cherishing what u have.

REad this story somewhere else …it was an angmo family but then who care … it’s a timely call to the parent out there especially working parents not to nelgect their family while in persuit of wealth … I know I will never be rich because I am always rushing home to be with my family.. HOWEVER, ever since I got this new job, it is taking more of my family time away … that day, my son told me, for the first time, that he misses me … boy … I was so ashamed !!! Then we spent a whole weekend together, just he and I … wow … it was such a nice feeling…. I wanted more of it..

wow... his dad earns 100bucks per hour....

then so stingy give his son 50.. aiyer...

Originally posted by sLeEpWaLkErInG:

hmm.. want to buy my hour?

eh translate in mandarin : Yao Bu Yao Mai Wo De Zhong.

Hahhah sounds so wrong leh.... .

money cannot bring love

money can only bring more money (money-minded pple)

but i still young.
i dunno who would want my attention.

Originally posted by ORIGAMIST:

REad this story somewhere else ...it was an angmo family but then who care ... it's a timely call to the parent out there especially working parents not to nelgect their family while in persuit of wealth ... I know I will never be rich because I am always rushing home to be with my family.. HOWEVER, ever since I got this new job, it is taking more of my family time away ... that day, my son told me, for the first time, that he misses me ... boy ... I was so ashamed !!! Then we spent a whole weekend together, just he and I ... wow ... it was such a nice feeling.... I wanted more of it..

Ya, I think it's sweet when your child just says tat out of the blue to you.

You've got a lovely boy..

Originally posted by Nata|ie:

eh translate in mandarin : Yao Bu Yao Mai Wo De Zhong.

Hahhah sounds so wrong leh.... .

wrong meh? same as your story mah...

Originally posted by sLeEpWaLkErInG:

wrong meh? same as your story mah...

Tat one is father and son ma.....

Originally posted by mhcampboy:

wow... his dad earns 100bucks per hour....

then so stingy give his son 50.. aiyer...

Give half le ma... the other half maybe give his wife leh...

Originally posted by Nata|ie:

Ya, I think it's sweet when your child just says tat out of the blue to you.

You've got a lovely boy..

Thanks... he really touch my heart ..

Why the SGD50 become RM50?

old

The father doing money changer business is it? From SGD100 to RM 50 then to SGD 50...

yes this is society nowadays.

parents work damn hard to give their kids a good life and to retire peacefully.

but when they reach the age where they need not work so hard and long to support the family, they realize that their kids are no longer there and not close to them anymore.

And then the boy goes to his mother, grandmother, grandfather, uncles and aunties with the same story.

At the end of it all, he has enough money to buy the gameboy that nobody would give him for his birthday.