2. How much it hurt when I screamed "I wish I was never born" at a "I know it all" age of 14.
3. How hard it was to say "ok" when I decided to live abroad.
4. Why they always assumed the worst when I didn't call for a couple of weeks.
5. Why my husband will never be quite good enough no matter how much they love him.
6. Why my mother couldn't sleep sometimes simply "worrying".
7. How heartbroken they were when they missed my wedding and the birth of their granddaughter.
8. Why they keep my room just the way I left it...18 years ago.
9. Why my mother gets jealous of mine and dad's "bond".
10. How vulnerable the last 36 years have been for them.
Beautiful! I did not truly learn to appreciate my parents (and all I put them through) until I became one myself.
ReplyDelete(I also understand why my father lost his hair soon after his third kids. I lost mine soon after my third too :().
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I have thought about these same ideas so many times since becoming a mom for the first time. This is going to be such a challenge to raise an independent lady while really wanting to hold, hug, kiss, and never ever let go of her!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's sad how we take our parent for granted and sometimes says things that might of hurt them...Now thinking that my son could say one day those things makes me understand how painful it must of been for my mom especially when I was a teenage. :(....
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Once again you amaze me at the thought that goes into these Top Ten Lists. You hit it everytime.
ReplyDeleteThank you and keep writing.
This one made me cry.. I was awful to my parents. I just had my first baby 8 weeks ago, and I pray he never treats me like I treated my mom. I think I need to make a phone call.. :)
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