Our parents are the people we disagree with the most.
We have differing opinions on the smallest life issues to making big life decisions.
And that’s okay. And a different thing.
Right now, our parents need a different thing from us: Our presence.
When they were our age, they witnessed tremendous hard work, lack of opportunities, and struggle to make ends meet.
Life hasn’t been easy for them. But we can make it a bit easy by being there for them – making them talk about their favourite topics (our childhood, their childhood), listening to them, or simply engaging with them.
For almost a decade I took them for granted due to huge difference of opinions.
About two months back, I happened to visit a Toastmasters club where one of the participants spoke on ‘Hold the mug while the warmth is still there’.
She meant “hold on to your parents while the warmth of their presence is still there”.
It did hit hard.
Ever since, I have made a fresh start in my approach when it comes to Mumma & Papa.
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Thank you for the gentle reminder.