Received a call from my mama this morning, it is always a delight to hear her voice after so many years of living on my own. Hearing from her lifted my spirit up...
After our phone conversation, I started thinking how lucky I am to be my parents daughter. My parents are very supportive in a lot of things that I choose to do, but to actually hear my mother say it out loud made a world of difference to me... Papa and mama definitely are not one of your needy parents, they need you for this, they need you for that. Oh trust me, I've seen those people. Can you come over to pay my bills online? Can you come over to mow the lawn? Can you come over to cook? Can you bring your sister and cousin to shop for school supplies? The list goes on and on and on... Thank god for such wonderful parents, I am so blessed.
Besides not being needy, my parents made almost everything possible for me. I remember being in college, seeing fellow students working 2-3 jobs to get themselves through school. Me? I got it good... tuition fees, dorm, books, and sometimes even holiday trips was paid for so that I could focus on study.
Yes at times, I couldn't understand why they do certain things certain ways... Yes at times, we were in conflict, and there were misunderstandings. I found out, no matter what, my parents always have my best interest. Thank you papa! Thank you mama!
Oh more on my mama, it always put a smile on my face thinking about what she did for me while I was in school at home. On those "wonderful" exam days that we get in secondary school, my mama never fails driving me to school, she has this calming effect on me, she tells me I will do just fine, she made sure I had something good to eat before and after exam. :) Even when I got to local college, she continued doing that for me. SO, the first time I had exam in Hawaii. You could guess what happened. I actually cried a little thinking mama is not here to drive me to school, mama is not here to make me good food, mama is not here to tell me I would do fine... I told myself, you gotta make it on your own now because mama cannot always be by my side to do all that.
Peeps, don't worry, I am pretty independent now. hehehe!
After our phone conversation, I started thinking how lucky I am to be my parents daughter. My parents are very supportive in a lot of things that I choose to do, but to actually hear my mother say it out loud made a world of difference to me... Papa and mama definitely are not one of your needy parents, they need you for this, they need you for that. Oh trust me, I've seen those people. Can you come over to pay my bills online? Can you come over to mow the lawn? Can you come over to cook? Can you bring your sister and cousin to shop for school supplies? The list goes on and on and on... Thank god for such wonderful parents, I am so blessed.
Besides not being needy, my parents made almost everything possible for me. I remember being in college, seeing fellow students working 2-3 jobs to get themselves through school. Me? I got it good... tuition fees, dorm, books, and sometimes even holiday trips was paid for so that I could focus on study.
Yes at times, I couldn't understand why they do certain things certain ways... Yes at times, we were in conflict, and there were misunderstandings. I found out, no matter what, my parents always have my best interest. Thank you papa! Thank you mama!
Oh more on my mama, it always put a smile on my face thinking about what she did for me while I was in school at home. On those "wonderful" exam days that we get in secondary school, my mama never fails driving me to school, she has this calming effect on me, she tells me I will do just fine, she made sure I had something good to eat before and after exam. :) Even when I got to local college, she continued doing that for me. SO, the first time I had exam in Hawaii. You could guess what happened. I actually cried a little thinking mama is not here to drive me to school, mama is not here to make me good food, mama is not here to tell me I would do fine... I told myself, you gotta make it on your own now because mama cannot always be by my side to do all that.
Peeps, don't worry, I am pretty independent now. hehehe!
No comments:
Post a Comment