Mother's
Day!
I
do believe Mother’s Day was introduced into China from the USA, but once the Mother’s
Day was introduced to the Chinese people, it has been so welcomed and popular.
It is accepted by almost everyone whatever their age. Around Mother’s Day,
people usually buy flowers as a gift or send some special things to their mom.
It is a very emotional day for everyone.
As
a daughter, of course, I usually say thanks to my dear mom and bless her health
and happiness. As a mom, I always got a warm greeting from my son. He is a kind
and bright boy and I am a careless mom, but he always reminds me not to forget
this or that, safely drive and so on. The talking between my son and me is more
relaxed than that between me and my mom. I suppose this is generation gap.
According
to Chinese traditional thinking, parents contribute a lot in raising us, and in
return for this, children should remember how hard their parents did for ever
and stay with them as much as possible especially when they are getting old or
sick. But nowadays, modern lifestyle made us stuck in a quick pace
and strong competition, and we pay much more attention on our career than our
parents; for some people they can only reunite with their parents once a year,
so these people always feel guilty about this. It seems that they are not a
good daughter or son. I have the same feeling, especially on Chinese
traditional holiday, when I cannot be with my parents. These facts always make
me feel frustrated.
Compared with
Canadian families, no matter parent or their children, their lives are more
independent than Chinese lives. All the members of a family have their own lives.
They take care of each other, but their relationship is not as close as ours.
Some Chinese people say the western family style is not as good as that of the Chinese
family; they’d like to have a very close relationship with family members. But
I prefer the western family style, because relationships that are too close make
me feel more stressed, and it’s easy to cause contentions between parents
and children.
I
am both a daughter and a mom. As a daughter, I’ll try to do my best to be a
good daughter, and as a mom, I’d like to tell my son, be a happy boy, and live
your own life; You don’t owe me anything. Bringing up a child is not an easy
job; you have given us so much irreplaceable pleasure, and these are our
treasure memories for ever. On Mother’s Day, I want to speak out my ideal that
is please keep our own space, and make ourselves feel happy and healthy; it’s
the best way to take care of each other.
