What do you do when your mom tells you, "sorry son, I'm a poor mom"?
And really, should it ever happen? I regret not saying "Don't be silly, you're the best mom ever" because I'm embarassed, but I did let her know that she shouldn't have said that. Boy did that feel... heavy.
So how did it ever came to be? My msn name says "I running on HK hours" (which she corrected me with "I'm") and got her asking "Do you miss HK?". Being my usual honest self, I told her I'd like to go back but it didn't feel necessary. She felt that it was responsible since she wasn't able to afford a trip to HK for me, and said "sorry son, I'm a poor mom". There must have been hundreds of statements going thru my mind when I read that, but I was stumped and stupid enough to only say "why are you saying sorry? You're not a poor mom".
Being together for 23 years, I understand her mindset thinks that every downfall in my life is somehow because she hasn't done well enough as a mother. Of course, I've never thought about it that way and never will. Honestly, I don't think I can ever reach that level in parenthood.
I quickly sidetracked the topic and says that only filthy rich parents can let their kids go home any time they want. Then she says she's rich because she has me. Seriously, what have I done for her that deserves that sentence? I am by no mean a terrible son, but I am so far away from son-of-the-year to warrant such accomplishment. I could only say the lame and yet 120% true "I'm rich too because I have you".
Yeah I know I'm probably stupid and a failure in life, but at least I got the best mom in my universe, and I've got a lot of work to do to live up to her expectation to make her the happiest mom in the universe.
So how did it ever came to be? My msn name says "I running on HK hours" (which she corrected me with "I'm") and got her asking "Do you miss HK?". Being my usual honest self, I told her I'd like to go back but it didn't feel necessary. She felt that it was responsible since she wasn't able to afford a trip to HK for me, and said "sorry son, I'm a poor mom". There must have been hundreds of statements going thru my mind when I read that, but I was stumped and stupid enough to only say "why are you saying sorry? You're not a poor mom".
Being together for 23 years, I understand her mindset thinks that every downfall in my life is somehow because she hasn't done well enough as a mother. Of course, I've never thought about it that way and never will. Honestly, I don't think I can ever reach that level in parenthood.
I quickly sidetracked the topic and says that only filthy rich parents can let their kids go home any time they want. Then she says she's rich because she has me. Seriously, what have I done for her that deserves that sentence? I am by no mean a terrible son, but I am so far away from son-of-the-year to warrant such accomplishment. I could only say the lame and yet 120% true "I'm rich too because I have you".
Yeah I know I'm probably stupid and a failure in life, but at least I got the best mom in my universe, and I've got a lot of work to do to live up to her expectation to make her the happiest mom in the universe.
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