Our Parents

When you came into this world
They held you in their arms
You thanked them by wailing loudly...

When you were 1 year old
They fed you and bathed you
You thanked them by
Crying all night and keeping them awake...

When you were 2 years old
They taught you how to walk
You thanked them by
Running away when they called...

When you were 3 years Old
They taught you poems
You thanked them by
Not speaking a word at the school interview...

When you were 4 years old
They took you out for meals
You thanked them by
Tossing the plate on the floor...

When you were 5 years old
They bought you crayons
You thanked them by
Spoiling all the drawing room walls...

When you were 6 years old
They drove you to school bus
You thanked them by crying loudly
"I don't want to go"...

When you were 7 years old
They bought you the best toys they found
You thanked them by saying
"my friend has got better ones !"...

When you were 8 years old
They bought you a cricket bat
You thanked them by smashing
The neighbour's window pane...

When you were 9 years old
They drove you to your friend's B'day Party
You thanked them by jumping out of the car
And not looking back...

When you were 10 years old
They paid for your music classes
You thanked them by
Never bothering to practice...

When you were 11 years old
They took you to a Hill Station for vacation
You thanked them by complaining
That your friends go abroad...

When you were 16 years old
They invited your friends home on you B'day
You thanked them by asking them
To stay out and leave you and
your friends alone in the room...

When you were 17 years old
They turned up for your School PTA meeting
You thanked them by blaming them
For embarrassing you in front of friends...

When you were 18 years old
They taught you how to drive
You thanked them by taking the car
At every possible opportunity and
Making them wait up in worry...

When you were 19 years old
They were expecting important calls
You thanked them by being on the
Phone with friends for hours...

When you were 20 years old
They wanted to discuss your career with you
You thanked them by saying that
Your plans are different from theirs...

When you were 23 years old
They arranged for a job for you
You thanked them by complaining all the time
That its not 'your kind of work'...

When you were 24 years old
They were excited to find a life partner for you
You thanked them by breaking the news
That you already have someone in mind...

When you were 25 years old
They spent all their savings on your wedding
You thanked them by
Moving to a separate house with your spouse...

When you were 30 years old
They called up with some advice on your baby
You thanked them by telling them
That things are different from their time...

When you were 35 years old
They wished you on your wedding anniversary
You thanked them by going our with your wife
And leaving the kids behind for them to take care...

When you were 45 years old
They wished to come over and stay with you
You thanked them by saying that your children
Had trouble 'communicating' with them...

When you were 50 years old
They fell ill and needed your care
You thanked them by making sure
They had signed all 'property papers'...


And then one day
They quietly went away
And everything you never did
Come crashing down on your face...

We may find it childish and silly
To tell our parents in word that we love them
But can't we take our moments to make sure
They know this someway ?????...


There is no substitute for them
Cherish every single second spent in their care
They may not be your best friends
And you may not agree with everything they say
But this is one place you can just close your eyes
And trust blindly that whatever they are saying
Is only for you good...
Have different viewpoints from them
But never let it overpower love and respect...

THEY MADE YOU WHAT YOU ARE...
THEY ARE NOT TO BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED...
LOVE THEM MORE THAN YOU LOVE YOURSELF...
AND SHOW IT TOO...
LIFE IS MEANINGLESS WITHOUT THEM..
OUR PARENTS !!!