Berkepit di Celah Ketiak Mak

Literally tanslated into, “under your Mummy’s Armpit.

This parable is usually meant for adults who are still manja with their mummies. It’s meant as cynical. Like you cannot be apart from your mummy. Kiranya macam kalau ada member-member nak ajak pi party ka apa ka, lepas tu orang tu jawab, tak bolehlah, nak balik kampung.Maka frasa ini bolehlah digunakan dengan jayanya “Nak kepit celah ketiak mak lah tu”. Walaupun tak adalah orang tu nak duduk bawak ketiak mak dia betul-betul pun.

Only that I have children of my own, that I can really experience whereabout this parable come from. Or itu cuma theori aku yang bukanlah pengkaji bahasa, tapi just someone yang observe sikit-sikit apa yang aku nampak within dalam gelas yang aku duduk ni.

You see I breastfeed all my children. Thank Allah for his blessings that I can breasfeed them. It’s something that I pray hard on.

Bila menyusukan budak, sambil baring, kita baringlah on our side. Si kecik comel pun sama jugak. Then pasal container susu tu is in such a position, dia suckle bawah tangan kita, my arms over his head. Dan di bawah lengan kita itulah si kecik comel baring, betul-betul bawah ketiak. Pastu dah habis satu container, pusing pulak side lain, still bawah ketiak kita.

I guess this positions give about that if you are so manja with your mum, you are really cuddling under her armpit. Kita suka tau moment-moment macam ni. Dia nyonyot susu, mata macm stim aje nak tidur, kita usap kepala dia, play with his hair, cium and inhale his smell. Ahhhh the bliss of having a baby. This is the moment that all mummies cherish, at least kitalah.

And the child doesn’t even mind whether your armpit smells or you have not shaven it. They just love cuddling under your armpit. Kalau tak menyusu pun, dia suka saja-saja duduk bawah ketiak. This position gives him warmth and security. Imagine the small hands hugging you and you popok-popok bontot dia. How secure can that be?

So kita rasa macam tulah parable “Berkepit celah ketiak mak” comes about. What do you think?

Now, as an adult, of course I don’t do that with my mum. No "berkepit celah ketiak mak" for me. I’d rather go to my lover’s. And smell the pheromones.