I was reading him a bedtime story, holding the book with one hand and holding his hand with the other, when he felt my ring.
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Edrick: Mommy, why are you still wearing your wedding band?
Mommy: *feels ‘caught’ in a way and can’t answer*
Edrick: If you are not with any man now, you are not supposed to wear a wedding band.
Mommy: Okay. But I am not wearing it on my ring finger.
Edrick: Yeah. But you’re not with any man anymore.
Mommy: Okay, I’ll take it off. It’s only my engagement ring anyway.
Edrick: But Mom! You are not with any man now.
Mommy: All right, all right! I will take it off!
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An explanation on why I was wearing my engagement ring on my middle finger would have taken too long. It was bed time anyway. Bad time.
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He notices everything kan, very observant boy he is. And dia tau jer pulak that kalau pakai cincin tu means what. I dont think my boy perasan the significance, maybe because I don’t wear them anymore.