Talk to the Hand
Guess, this is what I’m feeling right now. It seems that I’m just talking to my hand the entire time after all.
We, siblings, have a group chat on Facebook so we could access and get in touch easily with each other despite the distance. Here we are able to talk and laugh together, during holidays we have a video conference and it’s fun. I know anyone can relate, this is just a fast and effective way to discuss things using recent technology.
However, now, we have a dilemma at home and it concerns our parents. Obviously, I’m burdened about it so I typed down every detail of it on our group chat, hoping that I would get sympathy from my siblings. Anyway, this is a family matter so I have to let it out and share the burden.
As I began typing, I noticed our youngest was online but didn’t check the chat, after 10 minutes she got offline and I thought that okay she must be busy. Then, half an hour later another sibling was online, but nothing. My message has been sitting for 3 hours now, but no one reads it, no reply, etc. When I asked my sister if she read my message, she just told me that she’s stressed out at work. Uh, fine.
So, I figured, “talk to the hand, lyca!” “You don’t have any siblings at the moment.”
This is just so annoying. We are five, but at times that my parents needed help like now, it seems that I’m their only daughter. So, I should just act alone and let them deal with their own stresses, while I have to carry my own personal burden, plus my mom’s complaints over her painful legs, the family debt and all the bills.
It's not fair. When I worked away from home some years back, I had to send money and take responsibility for my parents' needs financially. Now, I was expecting them to do the same, since they don’t need to make some time for our parents. Now, I’m here- making money, sparing time for my parents' needs "daughter duties," like that, doing the chores or "kasambahay duties," and working my ass.
Last week, I wrote about a theft incident in my mom’s store “Must be the money,” and we lost a big amount (considerably big for us), that could’ve covered expenses for my mom’s diagnostic test and doctor’s check up for her legs, and some part of our monthly bills. But, we can’t undo what has happened, so, now, this is me under pressure.
Oh Lord, I know this will all come to pass, but I’m just hurt while talking to my hand, so bear with me at the moment, guys!
Thanks for reading my mind and heart while venting out.
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08/10/2022
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Well, be happy you have siblings to talk with irrespective of how the handily the situation, there are those who don't have such.