A family is a set or group of people who live together or separately but are related to each other because of blood relations. Family is not what you see in movies, honestly and frankly. Family is what you see in your home where you have a dad, mom, sibling or siblings, life partner, children, etc. Some people also live alone despite having all the above relations with them. This may be due to some personal or professional reasons.
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A perfect family is found only in movies and books, said my dear friend Riya who had just returned from her life in Abu Dhabi. Riya lived all these years in Mumbai with her parents till she got married. As her partner lived in Abu Dhabi, she had to shift there leaving back her parents in Mumbai and also leaving all the connections and friends she had made in the city. Definitely, Riya found it quite difficult to adjust and adapt to the new culture in Abu Dhabi but her motivation to stay employed and make a decent living helped her to keep going ahead.
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When Riya returned back with her child and husband, her parents didn’t welcome her the way she expected. Riya’s parents’ old age issues and loneliness made them talk all rubbish and irritating things to her that hurt Riya like anything. Riya decided to stay away from her parents despite living in the same city during her break from her job.
When Riya consulted me about her family problems, I told her that she is aggravating things more because all her parents want is her time, affection, and guidance to move in life in the brightest way. Sometimes aged parents choose poor methods of communicating their life’s problems by blaming and comparing their lives with that of others. Some aged parents also become childlike making it quite difficult for their young children to understand what went wrong and how they are at fault despite giving their best.
It is just you need to know how much space and time you need to give to your parents by balancing giving attention and care to them in the best way. There is no right or wrong way in parenting and in the same way, there is no right or wrong rule in caregiving as well. A family’s perfectionism doesn’t exist in reality, although you may expect that your family should be this way or that way.
If your family doesn’t give you the needed support, you upskill yourself the way that you give them the needed support and take them out of ignorance, arrogance, and darkness. A family is a place where you should feel comfortable and set realistic expectations from them. For example, if your father recently asked you to drop your higher education plans because he doesn’t have the financial strength to support you anymore, do not feel sad. Instead, you should thank him for whatever he has done for you all this while and ask him to sit back and watch as you grow and evolve in life.
