Tell your parents you love them
Hello people!
year 2 sem 1 is finally over! couldnt say that i end on a high note infact i ended on a very low one :( but oh well no point brooding over it now!
so i happened to chance upon this post : An open letter to Steph
http://www.norvillerogers.com/an-open-letter-to-steph-who-sent-a-sky-lantern-to-her-father-which-landed-in-my-driveway/
its so beautifully written. my dad wasnt a very expressive person, perhaps thats why i grew up to not be someone who let others know my deepest emotions. i was always impatient towards him and i have little words to him. Even though he always fetches me to school since young till now, the journey was usually quiet and even if we had convo i usually didnt reply much. I always felt guilty about it, but i just couldnt help it.
This letter reminded me how much every dad in the world love their children even though they may or may not express it. In fact, the other day shiheng was playing with my phone and he took my phone and type "i love you" in my family grp chat. My dad replied "love you too". tbh i was so damm shock because no one in my family has ever say "love you" to each other. Its the first time that i felt my dad so expressive and i just couldnt bear to tell them the fact that i didnt type it. My mum was especially delighted when i went home few days later.
Stuff like these just made me feel guilty that perhaps i am not putting in enough effort as a daughter :/
The culture i grew up in taught me how to hide my feelings to only myself, in fact i took a while before i could be "affectionate" to stupid pui because it felt too mushy for me. You could see me watch movie without dropping a single tear but the truth is i had already cried throughout the show. i just didnt like people to see the weaker side of me.
This letter not only reminded me to be more appreciative of my parents but also told me to show them that i do love them by giving them the attention. Dun wait till its too late before you regret :)
year 2 sem 1 is finally over! couldnt say that i end on a high note infact i ended on a very low one :( but oh well no point brooding over it now!
so i happened to chance upon this post : An open letter to Steph
http://www.norvillerogers.com/an-open-letter-to-steph-who-sent-a-sky-lantern-to-her-father-which-landed-in-my-driveway/
its so beautifully written. my dad wasnt a very expressive person, perhaps thats why i grew up to not be someone who let others know my deepest emotions. i was always impatient towards him and i have little words to him. Even though he always fetches me to school since young till now, the journey was usually quiet and even if we had convo i usually didnt reply much. I always felt guilty about it, but i just couldnt help it.
This letter reminded me how much every dad in the world love their children even though they may or may not express it. In fact, the other day shiheng was playing with my phone and he took my phone and type "i love you" in my family grp chat. My dad replied "love you too". tbh i was so damm shock because no one in my family has ever say "love you" to each other. Its the first time that i felt my dad so expressive and i just couldnt bear to tell them the fact that i didnt type it. My mum was especially delighted when i went home few days later.
Stuff like these just made me feel guilty that perhaps i am not putting in enough effort as a daughter :/
The culture i grew up in taught me how to hide my feelings to only myself, in fact i took a while before i could be "affectionate" to stupid pui because it felt too mushy for me. You could see me watch movie without dropping a single tear but the truth is i had already cried throughout the show. i just didnt like people to see the weaker side of me.
This letter not only reminded me to be more appreciative of my parents but also told me to show them that i do love them by giving them the attention. Dun wait till its too late before you regret :)
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