parents

nag nag nag nag nag !!!

what is it about parents that can sometimes give you a strong urge to go bang your head onto a brick wall!

seriously ..

ARGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

please don't get me wrong. i love and respect my parents with all my heart and soul. but goly gosh, there are times where i wish i had my own sound-proof booth where i can just lock myself in and SCREAAAAM to my hearts content! to release all that pent-up frustration and negative energy! oh, that would be great!

but that's not reality. reality is that i have to simply deal with it as is. gah! i've learnt that no matter what you do or how hard you try, there will always, always be something for either one of your parents to pick on! and because they have the power, they feel they have the right to lecture you or tell you off for the most ridiculous of things! and more often than not, is the fact that they, or mine at least, like to comment on issues that i have absolutely no control over!

*headache*

is it just me or do you (re: my lady readers) also get told off for having a pimple on your face? what about when you're sick and looking yellow? or for wearing a jumper on a warm/hot day! yeah! you read me! in all seriousness, i think my mother is the only mother in the whole wide world that would tell their daughter off for wearing a jumper on a warm day! "why are you wearing so much, are you sick? do you have your seasons wrong? you look out of place, can't you wear a t-shirt or something lighter? are you crazy?"

argh! do you have to ask so many questions! *cries* so annoying! and let me wear what i want to wear. you should be thankful that i am anti-skank!

because there's no such thing as perfect

and thus, nobody perfect to measure up to

well, it's not just the above issues. there are more petty issues but they are so petty that i've forgotten what they were. personally, it sometimes feels like it's done purposely. that because i don't give my parents trouble, my parents - ok, i should really single out my mother and leave my poor dad out of this - feels like it's wrong and abnormal to have nothing about me to nag about. and so she'll undergo some nit-picking to find that tiny tiny thing that she may find somewhat disturbing, and go 'ah-huh!' then her rants and nags will start and i'll have to just sit there like a muted robot and listen to her rants while biting my tongue, and trying my best not to sigh.

it really isn't that bad and doesn't occur that frequently. but when it does, i just can't stand it. but no matter how unreasonably annoying and trying your parents can be at times, don't let it get to you. as hard as it is, try not to give in to your emotions. it's not worth it. it will pass, so just bite your tongue, take a deep breathe and forget about it. your parents wouldn't be considered normal if they didn't nag!

let them erupt if need be! they'll get over it sooner or later!

in respect to responding and reacting to the somewhat negative behaviours of one's parents, no matter what, try your best to treat your parents with respect. i have two words to say: filial piety. if you don't know what that means, then i strongly suggest you look it up. but since i am so nice and all hehehe, you can just click here.

read it? good! now i know there are some circumstances where filial piety seems impossible to do. it's hard when your parents are yelling down your throat, when they physically/verbally abuse you, or unfortunately for some - some parents are just unworthy as parents. sometimes all you want to do is cry and yell back and cuss and scream your lungs out at them! no! do not relent! do not succumb! no matter how strong your urge is, control yourself! for you know you'll regret your words and actions later on .. not to mention karma will come and bite your arse off. there's no point in respecting one's 'god' or religion, or practicing goodness when you don't respect the deities that live with you. your parents are your deities. charity begins at home.



hehehe, once again i've managed to rant on more than i initially expected. this will be a boring post to some people, but to others that found this post remotely interesting, i hope this entry has left you somewhat inspired to be more virtuous as a son/daughter, and as a person.

parents = slang for a 'pair of ranters'!

parents, gotta love them!