Why Parents are important?
Calling your parents, for some, is more of an obligation than a pleasure.
Even though we love them, the reasons for not calling them are linked to our history and our family relationships.
A different point of view
Our parents have their opinions on life, which often differ from ours. This is due to their education but also to their generation which is different from ours.
When we talk to them about situations we encounter, they sometimes try to impose their point of view. They can criticize us and even annoy us sometimes.
So rather than hearing that we are not doing things the way they would like, we prefer not to call them or give details about our lives.
This avoids criticism and confrontation.
But their behavior, even if it sometimes lacks tact, is easily explained.
They suffer from our failures, they live through us, and they would like us to succeed.
Love and misunderstanding
In the end, Love is there, on both sides, but instead of creating a real bond, it materializes in misunderstanding and frustration.
Is it the parents' fault alone?
That's what you might think: they don't understand our life, they're old school. But it's a bit easy to blame them. Because our behavior is far from being irreproachable.
They gave us everything during our childhood and adolescence and in return, we no longer call them, we denigrate and criticize them. We are unable to handle their fears for us.
We are unable to tell them that we wish to make our own choices, that they should trust us, and that this does not affect the fact that we love them.
The feelings of our parents
But instead, we turn on each other and can be mean to them. But our words have more meaning and are more hurtful than we think.
We don't realize their impact because we don't know what a father or a mother can feel for their child.
One day, we too will have children, and then we will understand what our parents were going through. We will try to make the best choices and live through them.
We will stress about their lives, and we will probably criticize their choices, arguing that they are not the best. We may even handle the situation even worse than our parents.
Whatever conflicts I may have had with my parents, I only know one thing: every time I called them, they were happy.
They weren't always pleasant. Sometimes they pissed me off. But this is ultimately not the most important.
My parents, like some of my friends, are part of my story, and of who I am today. Without their unconditional love and education, I would be nothing.
Today, I would like to thank them and tell them that I love them but they are no longer there.
So if you think you should call your parents to thank them for all they've done for you, to tell them you love them, don't wait for Father's Day or Mother's Day.
Do not wait before it's too late.
Do it now.
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