family indifference
I am probably the least affectionate member in our family. I am not like my brother who says "I love you" freely and who likes to give hugs, kisses, or hold hands. And I am not my dad who does all those to my mom.
To be honest, I think I take after mom. She's not very vocal and touchy. But she acts. She cooks our favorite meals, brings home our favorite food, and buy things we need in advance. I am kind of like that because I like to feed them or eat new food with them. And help out with whatever they need.
That is the reason why I don't go to my grandma's room often after she suffered from stroke three weeks ago and is now bedridden.
I don't think my presence would make a difference. I can't do much about taking care of her because of work. Aside from ordering medical supplies for her, I haven't really done anything directly involved in taking care of her. Whenever I do go to her room, I just look at her for a while then leave. I don't talk to her. I don't hold her. I don't to anything.
And now I'm thinking, is that bad?
I don't have a close relationship with her. Not when I was growing up. Unlike my brother who she helped raise, I was raised by my maternal grandparents in Bulacan. Even though we have been living in the same house for ten years, I didn't develop a close relationship with her like I did with my grandfather before he passed.
All I could ever remember about her was all things negative. And I know I have to stop that.
She's already in pain and getting worse every day.
I should move on.











