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How long can we stay with our parents?

How long can we stay with our parents?

By MildaS SahdufuritPublished 4 years ago 4 min read

Life is so long that we dislike each other; Life is so short that we really don't know each other.

Although there are many shortcomings in the recent TV series "juvenile school", there are many lines that tell very real problems. Among them, Lin Dawei persuaded his daughter to let his mother read the lines with him. Instead of using emotional words, he used numbers to calculate. Lin Dawei drew 900 squares on the paper. According to the average life expectancy of 75, a person will live 900 months in his life. That's all. Lin Dawei calculated a life account for Lin Miaomiao: "your mother and I are 46 years old this year and have lived for 552 months. These days are gone, and that's all that's left. According to what you said, the farther you go to college, the better you can be away from home, until your mother's hand can't reach you, so you go home twice a year for four years of college, three months a year, and accompany us for 12 small squares in four years."

Man is an emotional animal. I'm not afraid of others telling me their feelings, but I'm afraid of those cold numbers. I often say to my parents, "Mom, I miss you. Dad, you're the best." But how much time do you spend with me? I never calculate, because I'm afraid that the grid between me and my parents will be less and less.

At the time of graduation, we were all discussing which city we would go to in the future, or which city we wanted to go to. In these cities, the city of hometown is often not in the scope of choice. Because our hearts are higher than heaven, the city can no longer accommodate us; Because our parents give us infinite understanding, you go out and pursue the life you want. Everyone said that with the developed transportation, distance is no longer a problem. We can go home at any time. But think about it, is it really like this? "Distant relatives are better than close neighbors." Because we get closer and closer in daily life; Because every day we meet, there will be more and more obstacles.

I remember when I was lovelorn. At that time, my father called me three times a day in the morning, noon and evening, and my mother was also very powerful. Video phones kept calling. All my friends who had my contact information became my mother's helper and kept sending messages to me. I really can't laugh or cry. Later, my sister told me that my mother said, "I haven't encountered anything since I was a child, and everything has been smooth. I can't think about this..." after listening, I really smiled. My sister said that my mother's understanding of you is still in junior high school, and my parents don't know their little daughter now.

I was stunned! Yes, my parents have taken me with them since I was a child and protected me well with everything they have. In high school, I started living on campus and went home once a month. Later, I transferred back to my hometown, and my parents still worked hard outside for life. We can only get together in winter and summer vacation. At home, I always seldom talk. I read alone in the room. No matter what they say, I will still obey. University, I went to another city, winter and summer vacation is also a part-time job. All my clothes and supplies are put in the school, and only one suitcase is taken home at a time, and then back to school. There is no trace of me at home. After graduating from college, I chose a further place to study. In this way, the distance between me and my parents is getting farther and farther, and I spend less and less time with them. Their understanding of me is still the "little" junior high school student. I don't know that over the years, I'm really changing and learning to grow up.

Parents are always the most important thing for our children to be happy. They never say anything that worries us; We who work hard outside always report good news rather than bad news. Therefore, there is only false "good news" between us and our parents.

Perceptual, I always like words and never believe in numbers. Today, I tried to calculate with figures, and only tears were left on that piece of paper.

Now everything is fast, and the network speed is fast, 3G, 4G, 5g, 6G, 7g, etc; Fashion update is fast; The replacement of mobile phones is also fast; Vehicles are also speeding up; The frequency of changing your lover around you is also higher... The only constant is: the eyes that have been waiting for you at home.

We always complain that time flies too fast. In fact, we are insatiable and don't know how to cherish it.

When the real numbers are in front of us, what are we left with?

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