I remember this one time when my parents quarrelled. It was the worst of all the quarrels they ever had. After a long arguement, my mother wanted very much to get out of the house, but my dad stood at the door refusing to let her leave. My mom tried pushing him aside, he didn't budge. Like a young girl, my mom started to hit him on his chest, telling him to let her leave. After minutes of screaming, crying and struggling to get my dad out of the way, my dad hugged her so tight and my mum starting sobbing in his arms. After awhile she decided she still wanted to leave. So she struggled to get out of his embrace. My dad tried to carry her and instead pushed her into the room and onto the bed. My mom laid in bed sobbing while my dad exhausted from everything, sat on the side. All this infront of my second sister and me last year. I was terrified because never have I seen my parents go to this extent. I was afraid of what my both of them would've done on impulse.
Thinking back in that moment when my dad embraced my mother, that my friends, is love. Both of them were behaving like a young couple madly in love having their first major fight. It seemed almost so surreal.
We as daughters and sons look upon our parents as parents. We fail to realise that they too, are no different from us. They have been through what we are going through. They have been in love, they have been rebellious, they have had the time of their lives. To some teens, parents are just people who gives them money, who gives them shelter. Some would never think of their parents being in love. The thought of their parents being all lovey dovey makes their hair stand.
Our parents are our future, ourselves the present and our kids our past.
Get what I mean?
So my point is, that our parents are the same as us. They are like every other human being who feels. They hurt when they see us sad. They hurt when we talk back at them. They hurt when we say we don't need them. That anger they show is just a cover up of their pain. We say they don't care about us, when really, they do. Do you?
Question; Just how many of you still say 'I love you' and mean it to your parents anymore? How many of you still snuggle up and give them kisses? When was the last time you showed them that you care and appreciate them? Giving them presents on their birthdays and Christmas does not count!
We take the parents for granted. We think they'll always be there until the day we get married and have to leave their side. God forbid, but if one day they should really leave us earlier, will you then regret? So rather than going to another person's blog now, why not go to your parents and tell them that you love them. Just a simple thank you and spending some time with them is enough to put them on cloud nine.
I miss my parents, will go call them now =)
i made believe @ 12/02/2005 12:40:00 PM
