‘Mummy-Papa’, ‘Mom and Dad’, ‘Ammi-Abbu’ or ‘Mata-Pita’... Or simply, “Parents”...
What do they not do for their children? From giving them birth to making themselves reliable. It’s a long journey of frustration, stubbornness, anger but also love, care and happiness that comes with it.
Having a sibling or being a single child, we all have our own share of problems and
disagreements with our parents. On a personal level, I’ve seen a lot of my friends who have
siblings, complaining about not being the center of attention in their family, often taunting the single kids for being their parents’ only one and “spoiled” child. Well, Whose fault is that? The kids’? Or the parents’? Guess we’ll never know… or maybe it’s not a “fault”, maybe just a misunderstanding or miscommunication even.
Growing up, we all look at our parents differently in various different aspects. When we are toddlers, our parents are our only Super heroes, maybe along with Superman or Batman,
maybe Spiderman, but they are at the top of that list. Then comes the period between teens and toddlers, which is kind of similar to the previous ones but a little independent. We don’t always want our parents but we still need them. Then comes the teenage, The most… Well, let's say Irritating and complicated age, where, harsh reality, but we do start seeing them as our enemies, well not everyone or every time, just when you have maybe some arguments with them, or they say no for that one outing with your friends because it's late at night. Then we grow up a little more, The mid and Late teens, this is where we know where we are wrong but we don’t want to accept it, egoistic. Then comes the part where we finally rebuild our long lost bond with our parents, we start being frank with them, you know? Maybe, talking to your mom about that one girl you saw in college? Who knows? But, we are way more comfortable and nice with our parents. And then comes the time where we have to leave, either because of studies, maybe a job or simply just getting married. I would say staying without these two humans feels unsettling all of a sudden, especially when you realize how important they actually are in our lives.
With all this happening in our lives as kids, do we ever actually consider how our parents suffer with us? I’ve seen my parents’ whole days depending upon how my and my brother’s mood swings will be. Not just us, I’ve seen it with my friends and cousins’ families too. Today, when I came back home to a messy kitchen and no one to bug me on my dirty shoes, I realized how ungrateful we can get sometimes…
Not knowing how much these little skirmishes matter to us. Even if it means mom's daily nagging about not waking up early in the morning….There is no end to these, but regardless, Thanking all the parents on this occasion….
Happy Parents' Day
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