Take out time for the ones you love

Sometimes in order to get hold of us, people have to go out of their way to reel us in using means they might not have initially wanted to use. To understand what I meant by this statement share with me the short story below. There was a couple who were in their prime, they had just 2 Children but these children where not living with them, they were always busy working, working all the time. They were so busy that they never come home for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, new year not anything, most times they call and send their regards while other times they even forget to call.

Now this parents really missed their children and would do anything to see them, they were always worried why their kids never bothered to drop by or even bring their own kids to see them but they knew they had to find a way to bring them home. They thought for days and weeks planning the best way to bring them home until they finally said they should try out one strategy. One Sunday morning the father pickup his phone called his son and said, son I am tired of all this I can't take it any longer 45 years of misery and pretending is enough for me, the son was still confused and asked his father what do you mean by that dad. He said I am referring to your mother, I can't stand her anymore, in fact we can't stand the sight of each other it unbearable, we are getting divorced, this marriage cannot go on any longer. I just wanted to tell you before taking legal actions, I am on my way to see my lawyer so we start working on it. The son felt the seriousness in his father voice and was speechless, he begged and begged his father to please calm down but he refused to listen, the father told him there is nothing you can say or do that would make me change my mind, all I want you to do is call your sister and tell her I and your mother are getting a divorce and he ended the call. The son was so confused and couldn't hold himself, he called his sister immediately and told her that their dad called and he was really on fire, that he was getting a divorce, immediately the sister heard this she exploded on the phone. She was so loud, she screamed that nothing of such would happen, not while she's still alive. She told her brother she was going to call her dad right now and scold him that he should get ready they are going to see their parents immediately no matter what.

The daughter called her dad the first time and he didn't pick, she called again he still didn't pick, she didn't give up because now she was already on fire she called once more and the her father picked up, she told him you are not going to do anything of such not while I am alive. You and mom should stay home and not go anywhere, we are coming home immediately and she ended the call. After she hanged up the call, the father and mother looked at each other and smiled, we've got them coming home for Thanksgiving, now let's start thinking of what we would tell them for Christmas. This was very funny to me, because it reminds me of myself after I moved out of my parents home I found it more difficult to call home or even visit always busy with work and school. My mom would always call me to see how I am doing and sometimes she would have to trick me with something or the other to make me come home and when I eventually get home she would say she just missed me and wanted to see me, I would end up just laughing and tease her. Then again, this is something really important we should take note of as humans, sometimes taking a few minutes to call or text those who care about you especially your family would go a long way. Taking out that day or a few days to go home and spend time with your family would go a long way. So please don't forget to always call in on your parents, sibling or loved ones. ***If you liked my content, please do consider leaving a like, upvote, comment down below in the comments section, subscribe to me for more contents like this, and share with your friend's. Thanks for reading.***