We could all agree that at least once in our life we disrespected our parents. We yelled, ignored, complained. It's often that we forget about how we should be grateful for everything they have done for us. Which is why I felt connected as I read about the relationship Will has with his mother. In the book, the author made it pretty obvious that Will is not close to his mother, that's the reason why he started chatting online with Isaac, his only close friend.
Will felt as if his mother doesn't quite understand how he feels and what he's going through, there's a disconnection between them because of the loss of communication. Reading this line from the book I can connect with the guilt I get disrespecting my parents, "i just want to say, 'i feel sorry for you, really i do.' but that might start a conversation, and a conversation might start a fight, and then i'd feel guilty i might have to move away to portland or something." Not saying sorry to them after a fight to keep our pride and dignity, having that guilty feeling that bothers us for the whole day, we can definitely all connect with and learn to be more grateful and appreciative towards our parents. Mom and dad, thank you.
Link to a blog that talks about respecting our parents: http://www.parents.com/blogs/fearless-feisty-mama/2014/03/19/losing-a-parent/a-warning-to-those-who-disrespect-their-parents/
Hi Alicia! I understand and can relate to those moments when we get upset at our parents. But we have to remember that it is those moments that make us appericate them even more.
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