The Origin of Momley

The part of the world I come from, they have this cute way of adding “lu” after a name to make it endearing! When I got married to my husband Craig, I guess the most natural thing for me to do was to call him “Craiglu” … I don’t know why, but I started calling him “Craigley”! He mistook that for “Craig Lee” and was very happy. He grew up wanting to be related to Bruce Lee and this way, his wish came trueJ. After our first child was born, my husband started referring to me as “Mom Lee”. Little did he know that one should spell it as “Momley”!

I am sure there are other children in the world who call their moms “momley” and that puts me in very good company.

The Reason to Be

I have always wanted to write something important. Then I felt that I need to read a lot before I could write anything interesting, let alone important! Well, reading requires time and once I had my children, I got busy with the most important job in my life … being a mom! I forgot about writing and pretty much everything else … I became a stay-at-home mom. That particular decision led to criticism from various sources and I shall NOT dwell on that! I am happy with life as is. I have 2 lovely children – 2 boys born almost 7 years apart.

So, why am I here?

About 5 months and a few days ago, my oldest received his last “Shonen Jump” in the mail. It was the final print issue of the monthly Manga publication and it had “See you in Cyberspace” written over its cover page. As soon as I saw that, I said (rather sadly), “It is the end of an era!” My son responded with, “No mom, it is the beginning of a new era!”

That day, after a long time, I started thinking about writing again. “Is it too late for me?” The answer was the registration of “Momley Moments” on Blogger.com. This blog is not about writing something important. It is about sharing the important moments in my life. Perhaps, other moms will drop by and share their moments. Even if no one does, I hope my children would visit one day and know what joy they bring to my life.

“Dear boys, see you in Cyberspace! Love, Momley.”