...my step father's situation. Just the reality of the whole thing. so he started dialysis (up until now i still don't know what it's really all about, and he always talks about the horrors of it) last friday and now: no more driving. it's sad because he does so much and it involves a lot of driving. and that means driving me places. driving my brother places. and now my mom is doing all the driving especially on sundays. you see, on sundays, we always have to pick up people and normally with 2 cars we can do that easily. but now with 1 car, it makes it a tad bit more difficult. this past weekend, my step dad still drove - -x when he's not suppose to. without having him to admit it, he wants to make himself more useful. he really doesn't like the fact of doing nothing. before, when he's not home, i always knew where he was... at work. now, i really don't know because i know he can't work as much as he used to. he's losing weight. he's kind of getting a bit moody. i can imagine trying to cope with it all. so he goes into dialysis 3 times a week. oh man. it's tough.
so something that was revealed to me today: once he's gone, my mom, brother, and I have to learn to go on with life and help each other. we mustn't be dependent. what with his limitations, we have to pull it together. God is slowly taking him away from us. and my mom kept saying to me that "I have to trust Him completely in everything". my step dad has done so much in this family and sometimes it's too much and i would take it for granted. and once he's gone... i'll be missing him and all that he's done. so we're learning to conform to this change... we're rearranging our schedule and routine. and then life will move on from there.
always take the time to appreciate your parents
especially when you really don't have a super awesome relationship with them
they work hard to put a roof over your head
they love you even though you think they don't
because once they're gone...
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