As I was scrolling through my feed on Twitter, I saw a tweet;
” Why so fussy about me asking this and that? Oldies always ask annoying questions about us and always end up telling stories about how GOOD their children are.”
Yes. This happen almost every single time at almost everywhere. To be more exact, among all Malays. You name it, pasar malam, schools and etc. Alert; this situation has higher chance to happen to you at family gathering. Of course, I’ve been in that situation for countless times. Believe me, it’s really annoying and I usually make faces when the oldies start to be boastful about their family members. ”Oh tahu tahu je lah anak aunty yang study dekat Stanford tu baru je kerja dah belikan aunty 10 bracelet Cartier. ” K aunty, I get it. It was really infuriating! Oh how successful, is he the Malay Christian Grey?
*inserted a photo of Christian Grey*
*deleted because I cannot share my husband's picture anyway like hello, he's mine. Only mine!"
Simpson's family, anyone? Still remember the family values from this cartoon series and movies?
We, the youth always happen to be the victims in this situation. Aren’t we? We hate it when the adults start to bring up stories about how successful or how angelic their child is. We hate it that we are forced to listen to them. We hate it. But as I grew up, I realized one thing. The thing that change me. The thing that makes me turn the hatred to something else; to be dazzled & astounded. Usually, parents don’t show their child that they are proud of us. They tend to critic (in encouraging way of course) us more than to praise us. Have you ever wonder that our parents could be included in the list of adults-that-love-to-boast-about-their-kids? It just happen that it doesn’t happen in front of our eyes. They don’t always brag about how proud they are of us in front of everyone else, but they do it behind us. Unknowingly.
We are our parents’ pride and assets. Certainly, we are our parents’ most priceless assets. We are incomparable to any other assets. So I thought next time an adult start to boast about their kids to you, keep calm & be all ears. Congratulate them for raising such good kids, be inspired of their kids’ success, & perhaps, praise their kids too. You might make their day. Why not make someone’s day? Most importantly, do not ever forget that every kid’s success belongs to their parents’ too. Let’s spread positive vibes, stop the hatred and annoyance. No more annoying stories from the adults, just inspiring stories! Take it as a challenge to beat others’ success and on top of everything, to make your parents as proud as the no-more-annoying adults! Much love and thanks to all parents on earth. X
P/s: Hi aunty with 10 Cartier, guess what?! Your stories inspired me, thank you! Now I’ve become more successful than your son (that Stanford guy) I also have managed to be the new owner of the Cartier company now!
K.
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