My Parents are the Stars Tonight
02/16/2022
We are now into the middle of the week again, and on my end, after work time.. is writing time.
I am glad that I seemed to have gained more energy even after a day's work during these times, unlike before. I am sure it was due to more sleep that I get. Thanks to a healthier sleep time I have been trying to stick to, since last year. I could feel its positive effects gradually benefiting my body.
Tonight's article is something different.
Inspired by @Ruffa 's recent article, I want to answer some questions about my parents. To give credits to the idea source, let me also mention @Zhyne06 who initiated this type of content. (Please let me know if I have made a mistake in mentioning the original owner of idea).
It has been a while since I participated in writing challenges/prompts. If this one can categorized as such, then this will be the first of the many events I will probably join in, soon.
Enough of this small talk, let me go straight to the questions now.
What do you want to feel from your parents?
Honestly, I don't have an answer to this seemingly intriguing question. Maybe because I can say I have felt all sorts of feelings I was supposed to feel as someone's child. I have felt genuine love, care, affection, happiness, and many other beautiful things.
There were negative feelings, of course. Every relationship has its own good and bad times, too, and that applies in parent-child relationship as well. Some emotions I felt are resentment, anger, sadness, longing, among others.
Okay, so what's the question again? I am sorry, I got lost for a bit.
If I would be more creative, I want my parents to make me feel like I am more trusted. Until now, I believe they still want me to consult to them whatever decisions (especially major ones) I would make. Of course, I know it's a good thing, but maybe in my future years, this would be possible.
They still have a big influence into my life, and I admit that sometimes, I feel like I am still a child to them. That's a fact, though. No matter how old I am, I will always remain as my parents' baby.
What do you think is the reason why your parents are strict?
I believe there is no other main reason of this other than their ultimate love for me. I used to really resent my mom when I was not allowed to join school trips, clasmmates' birthday parties, even overnights at a friend's house, and others. To the point that I always write resentful stuff to my diary I used to have when I was younger. Moreover, I always got jealous of other people of my age who were more free than I am. I even had some ideas back then that this is maybe the reason I do not have many friends.
Truth be told, everyone, almost everyone in my class, be it in primary, secondary, or even college years of mine, absolutely knows how strict my parents (especially mom) are.
I am that one person in a friend group that was always asked things like "Is your mom gonna be mad?" or "Do you think you'll be allowed this time?" etc, when travel plans are being talked about. Funny, but it's true. I am thankful that they respect me with this background.
Looking back, I am thankful for that, because I realized how my parents wanted us to always be safe, and free from harm as much as possible. I always heard mom say:
"If I could make it that not even a mosquito will bite you, I would go as far as that to protect you."
Oh yeah, soft hours officially open now.
Have you ever experienced to be compared by your parents to your siblings?
I don't have any memories of being compared to my siblings, (or maybe I just forgot them) or even felt the negative emotions associated with being compared to them.
Maybe I could remember a few times being compared to my classmates, and those memories are not pleasant. I hate being compared to others, more so because I tend to feel more inferior than I already am. On the other hand, these kinds of situations always made me work harder to be better.
What is your dream for your parents?
There is no other desire in my heart than to give my parents a comfortable life. They both grew in poverty, and did not grow up in a good life, but I am sure they were both raised well by my grandparents.
I want to make them experience amazing things like how I see influential people give their parents expensive vacations, beautiful houses, and other similar things. It is not just give back for all they have done for me, because I know I could never ever compensate for that, even with my life.
It's because they deserve a good life, and I love them. Now that I have decided to start some productive activities, I am looking forward to saving lots and lots until I can surprise them with a beautiful gift one day. In God's time, hopefully.
I have also said it in Ruffa's article. My parents are not perfect. They also make mistakes, and I remember not-so-good moments I had with them. Whether in secret, or openly, I criticized them, and even had some bad thoughts about the way they raised me.
However, I will never ever doubt one thing about them, their love for me. They are not expressive of their love. We rarely exchange words of love, but everytime the day ends, and I think about the day was spent, I realize, over and over again, how they made a big part of it. Of my day. Of my weeks. Of my years. Of my whole life.
Every step of the way, they have been with me, and continued to love and accept me despite my shortcomings. It's true that friends come and go. Even significant others may leave, but a parent will always be a parent. No one can ever change the bond that God made between a parent and a child.
Who's cutting onions?
Just kidding, I did not cry. Oh, did you?
I am grateful that God blessed me with amazing parents that raised me well. I know that whoever I am right now, it's mostly because of them.
It's not yet Mothers' Day, nor Fathers' Day, but I believe there needs no occasion for us to show some appreciation to our parents, right? As we all know, we can't always tell what happens tomorrow, so I hope that we can show our love to them in our own ways.
For non-Filipino readers, please click CC for English subtitles.
Why do I feel like there is always an applicable SB19 song to each of my articles? LOL.
Anyway, you may or may not listened to the song above (SB19's "MAPA"), but this is a beautiful song, and I am sure this will be heard forever, as long as there are parents and children in this world.
Do you also want to answer questions like these? You are very welcome to do so! Suddenly, I become curious of your own ideas or memories to share.
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