cucu n atok

I'll be 59 next month. An 'atok' now with one cucu (Sayang Sofea) and many cucu penakan (grandsons and grandaughters of my elder sisters and brother).
'Dah ada berapa orang cucu?' asked an old friend recently met.
Same question will pop up when long lost friend meet one another. Of course all those atoks are proud of their cucus and the number of cucus they have, as if these cucus become some sort like an indicator for measuring their succes in life.
We love our son and daughter but undeniably we love our cucu more. Its fitrah, god make it that way. You can bear seeing your wife rotan your own kids but not when your cucu being rotan in front of you. If you wish to do it, do it when atok is not around.
Atoks are sensitive lots. No question about your sincerety when reprimanding your kids but sensitive atok might take it differently.
'Ala depa nak kenen kat aku, depa buat-buat la marah kat anak depa'
Be cautious with these sensitive atok. Hati depa ni mudah sangat tengentak especially when it involves their cucu.

Firman Allah: 'Your wealth and your offspring are only a trial' (64: 15).
Good cucus are those who doa for their atok, their parents to be placed in paradise among the faithful