Tuesday, September 28, 2010

The remaining years.

Called my mom my up had a little chat with her, then suddenly she was telling me that one of her friends succumbed to diabetes and bid farewell to this world at the age of 70.

Then she began to remind me profusely that should take care of my health, stop drinking so and so forth. When i finally put down the phone, it got me thinking, my mom could sometimes be hard to get along with, she could be so biased to certain degrees towards her own children and grandchildren that sometimes strain my relationship with her.

In retrospect, she is still a mom like any other mothers who still cannot stop keep reminding her children about this and that all out of the love for the children...

I used to disagree with a lot of her ways of handling things, she obstinately snub me off and left me feeling bad of me talking hard to an old lady.

I can only pray that in the her living and remaining years, she will be happy through it all and as for me, i try to be less vocal in voicing my opinions.

Now i realized she is 70 +, she should be happy and may the Good Lord keep her safe and warm.

P/S : She raised me up

15 comments:

  1. Every mum are the same, just like the Chinese nursery rhyme.

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  2. agree with mNhL there. Maybe when we get old, we would be like that too

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  3. Sometimes the remaining years can be hard. Dad is sometimes here and sometimes not here. He has stroke related dementia, so I only get to see the old dad back once in a while. The rest of the time, he is in a world of his own.

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  4. yes, mums are mums..we worry for our kids until we close our eyes.. hope our kids wont find us ngam ngam cham cham next time..

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  5. let her be heard Eugene, think of ourselves, we will be in her shoes one day too. old folks only want to be heard and that's not to difficult right ?

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  6. I would definitely be like that when I grow old. LOL :D

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  7. You don't visit her regularly? Mine is bedridden...so I have to go over to their house to babysit her every morning, chit-chat, watch tv together, have 10 o' clock tea... The maid tells me that if I go some place and do not turn up, she will just sleep...and refuse to get up. Least I can do, spend quality time with her - she's 80...

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  8. I'm glad you not only love your wife and children but care for your mother as well. I know some men who have their attention on their wives only and abandon their mothers.

    Treat our mothers right and be a filial daughter/son :)

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  9. The love of mother is immeasureable.
    The sacrifice they made for their children. At this age I guess they need more unstanding and you being there than ever. I lost my grandma just a couple of months ago and my only regret was not able to spent more time with her. We never miss someone until they are gone.

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  10. We can never tell our parents to change. I've tried and it didnt work. Who are we if compare to how long they already live... Now, i just learn to respect them, and whatever they did that to me is wrong, i will not judge but instead try to understand. different generation are raise differently with different background, and once you hit a certain age, it will be hard for you to accept changes.

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  11. yea...and always be appreciate and grateful that they are still around for us to show them our love..:) do it before it's too late. happy wednesday tomorrow!

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  12. I honestly say that I'm not in good terms with my mom. We tend to argue a lot...but sometimes, she would called up and express her concern on my health, my whereabouts (because I travel a lot)...

    I wish things will be better between me and her though.

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  13. I try to avoid my mum... not ngam wif me... nag too much... as if I'm 5. Too lazy to listen the same thing over and over again. Wish she could 'zip' her mouth sometimes...and she wonders why i gravitate to my dad so much. Humph!

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