Blood Ties

The snipping away of the umbilical cord and physical separation of the mother and the child does not necessarily mean the end of the association, rather signifies the beginning of a new association, which includes the father's physical presence. While it's not arguable that the mother plays an irreplacable, highly specialised role in the child's development, a father's role to provide, protect and mentor is not inferior. A family without a father-figure is not a complete one.

Parents continue to be one of your strongest strengths and motivators, long after we have passed our childhood years. More often than not, we forget that they exist, lying in the shadows, always thinking of us. It amuses me to see them continue to treasure us and protect us how ever older we get, for better or for worse. They eventually support us in whatever stand we take on. They are quick to forgive us for the blunders we make. They sometimes annoy us with their outdated cultural views and embarrass us by defying social etiquette. Yet, when things turn bad, we have a tendency to seek safe shelter under their wings.

Ours is a crazy family. We love each other very fiercely, but we all fail to express it openly. Instead, we like to show each other our love by our actions. We talk less and do more for each other.

Many things considered, mine's as perfect a family gets.