I was reminded about how crazy my asian mom is while reading another person's blog about growing up with asian parents. Here is a glimpse of what we have to deal with.
My mother is strong enduring many hardships to raise four children by herself. This was not her choice because my dad was never around to help. All my brothers and sister, cousins, family and friends agree that it is an amazing feat to do what my mom has done but my mom is not shy about reminding us of her struggles. Most asian parents like to remind their children how much harder they have it in order to be appreciative and to shut up any complaints their children might be enduring currently.
Everytime I see my mother, she would reminded me of her amazing ability to take care of four children single-handedly and why we are having such a hard time with taking care of one single child, baby Lucas. Paulina's sister was here to help and my mom would comment why it takes three adults to take care of one infant. We don't even have to cook since my mom is cooking for us so it should be even more easier. This might sound like very mild commenting but when you hear it at least four times a day, you tend to lose sight of the greatness in my mom and start to see the annoying nagging of a typical asian parent.
We might not be as strong and capable as my mother but we are trying really hard to provide the best for baby Lucas. So far we haven't had the energy to respond to my mother's comments which is probably better since despite her comments she really tries to help us out and make it easier for us. So thanks mom.
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