Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Call your parents

I don't think we ever give as much credit as where credit is due to our parents.
Parents are never perfect and neither are we.
But they raised you people!
They loved you when you were not that lovable.
Hell for my first 18 months of life I didnt sleep through the night, and I'm pretty sure there were plenty of nights my parents were frustrated with me.
I was not an easy baby, but I hope i've paid off being so difficult then by now.

I will just say this now.
I have fantastic parents.
They've always loved me, my siblings and any poor soul that should come through our door of craziness.
They've always been there for me.
They've always supported me.
They know me better than I know myself.
And they always call to check in whenever possible
Both call and fill me in on what is all happening with the family. Dad I think does it more for his sanity and because believe it or not but that engineer needs to hear my voice.
Mom calls more often than Dad, but my conversations with Dad are longer.
I talk to each pretty much the same.
Mom lets me know about any thing that needs to be done or if I need to go to the DMV for something. She also lets me in on family gossip and so does Dad.
They both miss me which makes sense because one of their flock isnt home in the nest. Its always been the 5. And now O is moved out, I think they need to check in with me more.

Maybe it hits me so hard because I have a skewed sense of mortality
Someday they wont be there and thats hard for me to comprehend.
I like to think that life will never change.
That it will stay the same.
But thats just not the case.

But with death there comes life.
Hopefully this week Abigail Alexis Cook will be born.
And I cannot wait to meet that beautiful child.
Liz and Alex are becoming parents.
And I cannot believe it!
Liz and I are technically married, because butterfly rings count as an actual marriage.
But I know they will do amazing.
Maybe i'm getting all mushy now because someday I too want to fall in love and start a family as well, if i'm able to.

And all this came about because of my mom and she posted something about calling your parents if they are still here. So I had a feeling this was about something...
Just as a back story, my mom lost her dad when she was about my age, a little younger.
So called mom and left her and dad a message telling them that I loved them.
Found out later we had had a family thing that was a bit scary but its all ok now. Do not panic!

But I called the parental units to check in.
And it just made me realize how much I take having great parents for granted.
They've been married for almost 28 years coming up on May 28th of this year.
And they have shown me what it means to be in love.
They've shown men how a man is supposed to treat a woman and how a woman is supposed to treat a man.
And that life isnt perfect, but its a pretty great journey.
And they gross myself and the siblings out all the time with their PDA. And its adorable.
They want to be national park rangers when they grow up. I mean really? Thats just too cute.

So my advice to you dear reader, wherever the heck you are in the world, call your parents.
RIGHT NOW!
Tell them how much they mean to you and that you love them.
Parents have bad days just like we do.
They really appreciate when you take the time from your crazy day to just call them up and check in on them.
Because someday you may not have the luxury to call them up.
So call them now.
And tell them you love them.

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