
Originally Posted by
fitdrive
some parents tend to overdo / to overplan / to overcompensate talaga, parang ayaw nila maranasanang ang hirap na dinanas nila sa buhay with their kids, and more often they produce spoiled kids. The good thing about some spoiled kids, malambing and so parang nawawala ang pagod ng parents.Most parents want to be acknowledged / appreciated on what they experienced thru life, and the most rewarding would be yun nga their kids' appreciation.
Parang yun commercial ng condo way back, these young 20 something dinala nya yan tatay nya sa nabili na condo. Tapos yun tatay parang galit pa kse nga naman hindi na maging dependent yun kid nya sa kanya. I think most parents are like this, they just hide it. Kaya ganito ang Filipino family, kahit 30 something na nakatira pa din sa magulang
so what can we really do as kids, try to alleviate na lang their lifelong fear na pag walang pera kawawa. Do this by spending your money / first sweldo by treating them sa spa and other leisure stuff that will relax them. Syempre, sasabihin nila wag mo nga kaming gastusan, gamitin mo yan pera mo sa kinabukasan mo, wag mo nga kami intindihin, counter that by saying, discounted naman to 50% off or buy 1 take 1, kahit hindi naman.
parents get old, and with old age, they feel that thier bodies are getting weaker. Kaya the more they get older, the more they get irritable. add to that,cbec of their pressures in life, they too made unhealthy habits that's contributing to some ailments that they are feeling now but also hiding from you. Kaya nga ako pag may free time, i tend to watch cooking channels, mag-learn lang to provide healthy food for them hangga't makakaya ko. One time, I treated them sa isang buffet, and their bp shot up. Tpos makikita mo sila, they will buy their own medicines minsan maintenance pa. Sobrang disheartening talaga na eto yun parents mo who took care of you alll your life, pag may ubo ka karipas sila sa mercury, tapos pag may sakit sila at hirap makalakad, they fend for themselves.
I'm saying this bec. Mali din yun mag pundar ka kagad sa sarili mo, the tendency is maging makasarili ka and also mayabang. Take care of your parents first, yun mga hindi nila na-experience, if not pamper them. I think that's the best way to continue what they started, hindi yun pera/pagkakakitaan ang iisipin kagad.