Brilio.net - Zaskia Sungkar and Irwansyah are known as a couple who have been waiting for their first child for almost 10 years. This long wait finally paid off through the IVF program, which brought great happiness to both of them.
On the other hand, Zaskia's younger sister, Shireen Sungkar, already has three children with her husband, Teuku Wisnu. This condition makes Shireen take a very careful attitude so as not to hurt her sister's feelings.
In one of her interviews on YouTube NGOBROL ASIX, Shireen Sungkar said that she always tries to protect Zaskia's feelings. As a younger sibling, she understands how difficult her older sibling's journey is to have a child, so she refrains from discussing the news of her pregnancy directly.
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"So far, every time I want to say I'm happy, I hold it back because I don't want my sister to feel jealous," said Shireen Sungkar, quoted by brilio.net on Monday (9/12).
This attitude shows how much Shireen cares about Zaskia's emotional condition. Shireen wants the happiness she feels to be felt by her sister one day.
Shireen revealed that she never even explicitly told Zaskia that she was pregnant. This was done to avoid causing sadness or jealousy in her sister.
"I've never said anything like 'I'm pregnant,' I've always been like, when I meet you, 'You're pregnant, aren't you?', 'Yes Sis, please pray for me'," he said.
Shireen hopes that the prayer can give Zaskia strength to remain optimistic and enthusiastic in awaiting the arrival of her baby. As a younger sibling, she always prays that Zaskia can feel the same happiness as she does.
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Shireen admitted that deep down, she really wanted her older sister to be able to share her happiness as a mother.
"So I held it in, always like, 'Oh God, I hope one day my brother can feel the happiness that I feel,'" added Teuku Wisnu's wife.
Shireen also realized that Zaskia often faced sensitive questions from people around her about pregnancy. As a younger sibling, she tried to protect her sister from the sadness caused by these questions.
"Don't let my sister have sad feelings about why her younger sibling was the first to have children, while outside she is constantly being questioned by people," explained Shireen Sungkar.