Handicrafts build strong familial bond

Painting and handicrafting during my leisure time is not just a brief escape from busy work, but also a longstanding means of communication between my mom and me.

My mom is skilled at handicrafts and knitted most of my sweaters when I was a child. In my memory, whenever we sat on the sofa watching TV, she was always knitting. Even during the summer, she always had her knitting needles and colorful yarn to ensure that I could have unique sweaters to wear when winter came back around.

I remember when she knitted a sweater for me with a Mickey Mouse pattern, alternating red, black and yellow wool. When I wore it to school, many classmates thought it was store-bought. After learning that it was handmade, they were surprised and envious.