Honor Thy Parents~

Hey people of earth :) ....why ON earth am i up THIS early? I have no clue, but i just seemed to randomly wake up at 3am. Soooo, what do i do for the next 3 and a half hours til school. I know! BLOG!- cause you know i haven't in awhileee. But anyways to start off, here's something i wrote on like last wednesday or thursday, my memory fails me > <, but i never got around to finishing it~ so here :} -

So yesterday, i kind of had a falling out with my parents... but i also had a pretty nice talk with them afterwards- thats is, after i let them yell & rant for awhile :P Well, lets just say my mom started going off about me & glor's messy room (our room tends to swing from periods of supreme messiness (as some of you might have seen o.O) to supreme cleaness, and than back again T^T) and how me & glor mess up their room as well. Then my mom started bringing up college and stuff, and whenever she does that i get kind of..backsassy? i guess, and i said 'maybe i should just leave so i wont' mess up anything anymore' & that i couldn't wait to get out, which in hindsight was pretty stupid to say ><  but yea, I told her that we were going to clean today, but you know when parents get fustrated, they start bringing up EVERY SINGLE wrong thing you've ever done + some unexpected bonuses! So, yeaa. I'm fustrated, she's fustrated, she tells my dad, and now he's fustrated, and gloria is just :/ ?! throughout the  whole thingg. Long story short, after me & glor finish cleaning our room and their room, we both go downstairs to eat and be pummeled. But THANK God,we didnt get as pummeled as i thought we would :) So, i apologized to my mommy and we all sat down to eat and talk. And as we did, i realized how much my mom & dad really did for us- not only the financial stufff (which i am learning about in economics- its pretty hard core, all the things parents need to take care of financially), but i also got a chance to see their heart. I got to see how my parents genuinely cared about my well being, instead of viewing them as people who just wanted to trap me here for as long as possible (we've been arguing about whether or not i should dorm at collegee). I wonder why it took me so long to realize. well, maybe i'm just hard-headed, and want some freedom. But now that i think about it, i really should enjoy the time i have left with my parents & show them my appreciation for everything they have done and sacrificed for me. Because the last thing i want is to be one of those people who regret the relationship or lack of one with their parents when they eventually pass away. I mean, of course there will be some sort of miscommunication once in awhile with parents, but if you actually talk to them & get to know them ( :O what a thought! lols) you'll see what they are really all about. And i guess they have weird ways of showing it (cause of the generation gap & traditional ASIAN mindset), but they do love you- genuinely love you & want the best for your life and future. So, my goal for the week (and hopefully for the rest of my life), is to honor my parents, cause after all, it is one of the ten commandments o.O (say,wha?)

Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and mother, so that you may live long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you

So, i guess what the point is or what i'm trying to say is, you might have issues with your parents, conflicts, differing opinions, but even when every fiber of your being is telling you to blow up in there faces or defend yourself...well, i dont know, i guess try to speak with them at face value.Try to get to know your parents, and actually develop a relationship with them. Honor them, despite teenage, hormonol rebellion, respect them and don't forget or disregard everything they have sacrificed for you, forgive them for the things they've put you through and if they ever hurt you, try putting yourselves in their shoes, or give them an occasional hug! :) <3 you'd be suprised what kind of doors it will open up. Life really is a lot happier this wayy- when you have a good/ loving relationship with your parents, it reflects the relationship we are suppose to have with God. Well, im not trying to preach or anything, because honestly, i think i would suck at it > <. Buttt, i just wanted to say, that i still make mistakes, and i still get fustrated, like i said before, but i when i made an effort to try to start honoring my parents by obeying them and thinking of THEM for a change (it could be as simple as listening to them when they ask you to get some bowls, saying hi and chatting with them a bit after getting home from schoool instead of running straight to your room, cutting some fruit to share with your daddy, or obeying mommy when she tells you to clean up after yo messy self!), it made a huge difference in my life & maybe it might in yours too :} so i guess that is it for nows~ Soo, GLUCK to everyone this week! with school, with parents, with friends, with life! i luvyous :)<3