Most of the time, when I call mom and dad’s home phone, mom picks up. Or if dad picks up, he’ll almost immediately hand the phone to mom because of his hard of hearing. But tonight when I called, dad picked up and stayed on the line. It was cuz mom was away from home… Continue reading Dad’s Voice
It was funny when hubby’s nephew had asked recently, “Can we celebrate Christmas even though we’re not Christian?” Valid question from a kid or even an adult. Even though we’re not Christian, I can’t remember a time we didn’t celebrate Christmas – not in a religious sense, obviously, but the spirit and festivities of it.… Continue reading Xmas
Something during a discussion with mom while at her doctor’s visit made me realize that old people still have fears and hopes and preferences (waah?…haha). Mom was sitting on the exam table, her short legs crossed, and just chitchatting with me while waiting for her doctor to enter the room. She shared that she now… Continue reading Old People
So I called mom and dad last night to write a description of dad’s symptoms for them to show the doctor at his doctor’s appointment today (glad they were able to secure an appointment so quickly!) It was a huge test for my patience because mom cannot answer my questions directly and simply: Me: “What… Continue reading Pulling Teeth
Came over to our parents’ house for dinner and Minh’s haircut this evening and mom and dad are just too cute sometimes. Dad was telling me about how these neighborhood children were offering to help him when he was gardening and how the neighbors are always offering to help him. Minh whispered to me, “they’re… Continue reading Old Asian People…aka Our Parents
