I feel like nowadays people are more concerned about their relationship with their friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, and pay less interest in the relationship with their parents or family; which is why I wanted to share an experience of mine and I hope it inspires you guys to view your parents differently.
Since I was a young girl, I have never felt what it's like to be living your everyday life with your father. I was born in Lebanon, then moved to Egypt a couple of years then back to Lebanon. That year, my dad got a job opportunity in Romania and so he moved there. My mom and sisters spent 2 years alone in Lebanon and only saw my father one month every summer.
We then decided to move to Romania with him. We started a new life there. I got to know my father better. He is a very wise, intelligent and educative man. That year was great. It was awesome.
Something happened at work and my dad had to move to a city, 3 hours away from where we live. We stayed in the capital while dad moved to the other city but came to us every weekend. I've been living 9 years away from my father and only seeing him twice a week. My sisters and I are practically used to mom more. There are many many things I would talk to my mom about but not to dad cuz I feel closer to her.
Thing is, growing up, I've always considered my dad as overly-protective, close-minded, and irritating. Whenever he came to see us in the weekends he always used to make a speeches about life and mistakes and it always annoyed me. He never let us to travel with the school, go on trips with overnight stays. There are many things I hated about him.
I used to imagine what it's like living with dad everyday and the thought was never pleasant. I used to be VERY grateful we were living in those conditions with mom.
What I did not think about is how dad felt about this. What it's like not to raise your daughters...to go home after work and not see them there...to know they're living miles away from you...to not be able to love your wife...to not know what it's like to be living with your family and to see them everyday.
Trust me. It gets worse.
Three years ago, a problem occured and dad had to move back to Lebanon and work there. We weren't sure when the problem here will be solved. My mom and sisters are still in Romania since we go to college and school here. And it's hard for us to start over somewhere else.
Now, when do we see dad? One month. Every summer.
This experience made me realise how hard life is without your dad. Without his love, his affection. Every girl or guy NEEDS his dad. They need him there. Girls NEED their father's protection.
I pray everyday, every night for God to bring us daddy back. I used to think that it's hard living in a different city. But at least we used to be in the same country. And we used to see each other twice as often. This made me realise that our life was great. It used to be great.
This made me realise how important it is to have your father by your side. To share your thoughts and concerns with him. To have BOTH parents living with you under the same roof.
This made me realise how hard life is to mom. To have all the pressure on her. To feed us. To provide for us. To raise us. This made me realise what a strong woman my mom is. And for that, she is my hero, my idol in life.
I've come to realise as well that dad has always been a loving, caring, sweet, and hilarious father. All he ever wanted for us to be safe, to FEEL safe and PROTECTED. To have a beautiful and happy life even when he's not in it mostly.
I would do anything to have him here next to me.
I love my mom. I love my dad. The greatest gift in life is your parents. Appreciate that while you still can. SHOW them that you do. Show them that you love them. Show them how much they mean to you and how important they are.
The most important kind of relationship is the one you have with your parents since it lasts for a lifetime. And parents never disappoint.
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