"Mom's meal" (video)

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I was contemplating posting this because the subtitles are a bit Engrishy, but I saw it floating around Facebook a couple weeks ago and the feels are strong in this one. Very touching.


I watched this right after my mom Skype called me to check in on me - at the time, she was video calling me everyday to check how I was doing after my wisdom teeth extractions. I must have cried for ten minutes!

I know if my mom, dad, grandmas, grandpa didn't have a means of transportation but knew I wasn't well, they would take the time and effort to come see me no matter what it took. I'm so glad we got one of my grandmas and both of my parents Skyping - it makes our lives a lot less worrisome! There were times when my grandma would come to our house with many pounds of freshly harvest watercress having walked 2 hours from her old apartment to our neighbourhood just to pick it, and then carry it several blocks to our house. The guilt of knowing she waited outside for someone to get home after she'd done all that work tore right through me!

I think it hits hard because Asian culture tends a lot towards filial piety - not in a literal sense, but we owe everything to them. We can never repay our parents for what they've given us, and what they continue to give us whether they're still around or not.

"Your mother is your first love, the person who you loved before you even existed. So tell her you love her. But know that it will never be enough."
- Tanzila Ahmed

 
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It is very sad. I think her initial reaction was her taking her mom's struggle for granted. Having her mom there was more or less a nuisance (despite her good intentions), but it became a totally different story when she saw how her mom was living on her own and with so many of her own problems that she wouldn't dare tell her daughter about for fear of her worrying.
 
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