It makes me sad that our parents have gone through so many emotional battles, battles that we sometimes never even find out about our whole lives.
They shield us with their backs facing the people/things that could harm us, they become this enormous wall of protection that blocks all That's dangerous to us with a smile on their face, but if they tell us about a sacrifice or two we suddenly become so ungrateful telling them its their duty to protect us and that its no ehsaan.
We grow up and suddenly want them to change their ways and statements as if they are children at a learning age. We keep counting the times we were hurt by them but never count the times they put a bandage on our wounds. Why are we like this, so thankless and selfish.
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People my age are becoming parents now and we hope that we will be treated nicely by our children when we are old and weak, but haven't we all heard what goes around comes back around? Its not just a phrase. I am not sure why this doesn't scare some of us.
Our parents need care, love and support, we have to be the wall that they can lean against with no worries about it falling. I have promised myself to not be a source of pain for them ever again