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Treat your parents nice, appreciate them while you have them…
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King-strongbow
So agree. As parents guide you in your journey in life, provide certain rules to follow, opinions suggested for us, we tend not to always agree, perhaps become defiant and difficult children. You never know what tomorrow will bring, and regrets not able to say love you no matter what even if disagree may be too late.
Nicely offered your thought. Thanks. How easily we do forget some times…
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Nicely said Linda :), how I feel too, at times when younger I was a tearaway, but now I think, I will do anything for them, whenever they ask me something, or a favour, why not, I hope my parents have a long time left, but I don’t want them to die and for me to then think why didn’t I do more, why did I not do better, I hope I don’t have that future doubt, now, because when they are gone there is not really much you can do afterwards to amend, I just thought this guy did an amazing job at portraying this message so beautifully due to his own mistakes.
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If one’s parents die there will always be the thoughts of ..could i have done more? Did i do enough? Thing is….guilt is a bottomless pit than can never be filled. Thing to do is make sure that they would be proud of you if they were still here today.
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I try and do as much as I can misterQ, I used to be so selfish, now, Shaun your dad wants you to help him in the garden, I want to participate, as I know in a few years, if not, I am going to wish I did, why did I not do that then. All they ever wanted was for us to participate, amazing people, I want them to die (if they do) before me, knowing I spent and enjoyed all the time I could with them…
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King_strongbow
Think have said few times around discussions, some times we never really appreciate those we truly love, have bonds with enough before it can be too late. Even those who may not be our parents.
Mentioning also my parents never ill, and then going down together few months apart long slow process as both my parents were fighters. My dad finally wanted to so bad die recognized his weaken state and did not want to burden anyone. Not wanting personally this to happen, fought for him and me. Then one day he begged me to let him go..he did not want me to see him through deterioration process. Best could do was finally accept it…let him go, tearing me to shreds trying to act normal.. both of my parents wishes were to die at home with own comfort and me there to make sure all things taken care by through both wishes.
So enjoy both while can in their health even if still piss you off at times.. every little bit helps. For when they become ill, the titles change and you become the parent, they the children, who always took care of you!1 member liked this post.
Your extremely honest King. Rare thing here these days. We all rebel at parents, it’s what kids do….we all grow up some time though and start to think how we can stop focusing on ‘Me’ and turn our attention to ‘we’. Although, i like to think there’s still the playful kid in us all at times.
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I’m a bit fearful of death, not only for my parents, I struggle when thinking about being at their funeral, that thought haunts me, and even for my own life, what is going to happen. Such a mystery.
Life is short so why worry about what will happen after? Best thing is to make the most of the time one has now.
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Not only after mister, I don’t worry so much about my own life, I really don’t want to bury my parents, if that makes sense :(
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