Traveling....but its not me *wah*
My mom and Dad left this morning on a three week visit to Rahway, New Jersey. Mummy is off to see her sister and well dad is along for the ride 'cause he's like a fish out of water without my mum. I'm going to miss them but I'll miss my mom more 'cause we're really close. I mean we talk every night even if its only to say good night. So yeah I'm a little bummed. I had to stop myself from tearing up this morning when I watched them go through the international gate for departure. I really hope that its me next year. I need to get away from everything. Watching them leave this morning got me thinking, I do that a lot when I'm alone and sometimes at times when I should be doing other things. Anyway I was thinking that in my country we have such a close family network in some respects. I know that in the States for example its expected that at the age of 18 one leaves to start one's own life. Here in T&T we tend to stay at home even though we have jobs until we get married or migrate. Both the men and women do this. For the traditional indian families, girls marry and leave home to go to her in-laws house while boys stay at home with their wives. Some times either child leaves to build their own home but sometimes they just build on the home compound and live a stone's throw from their birthplace.
I've lived on my own for the past 7 years and I can't imagine going back home, mostly because I've gotten used to being alone and having my own intinerary. My brother lives at home though and he's 24 yrs old. This is completely normal for us as is calling our parents mummy and daddy forever. Seriously we all call our parents mummy and daddy despite being old enough to call them by their names. My 55 year old supervisor calls her mother mummy. Cultural nuances are so cool sometimes.
Anyway its going to be a long three weeks! I hope to keep myself occupied with lots of SGA slash etc.
Edit: At 8.06 am Mummy just called to say that they're boarding so I'm off to have a little cry and to think of what I want for lunch. Its going to be tofu and something, I'm not sure yet.
Son of Edit: At 3.06 pm My aunt called to say that Mummy and Daddy were lost somewhere in Florida...luckily I heard them laughing in the background before I panicked. So they've arrived safe and sound in Newark and are on their way to Checkers and then home to Rahway. They're gonna have the best time.
I've lived on my own for the past 7 years and I can't imagine going back home, mostly because I've gotten used to being alone and having my own intinerary. My brother lives at home though and he's 24 yrs old. This is completely normal for us as is calling our parents mummy and daddy forever. Seriously we all call our parents mummy and daddy despite being old enough to call them by their names. My 55 year old supervisor calls her mother mummy. Cultural nuances are so cool sometimes.
Anyway its going to be a long three weeks! I hope to keep myself occupied with lots of SGA slash etc.
Edit: At 8.06 am Mummy just called to say that they're boarding so I'm off to have a little cry and to think of what I want for lunch. Its going to be tofu and something, I'm not sure yet.
Son of Edit: At 3.06 pm My aunt called to say that Mummy and Daddy were lost somewhere in Florida...luckily I heard them laughing in the background before I panicked. So they've arrived safe and sound in Newark and are on their way to Checkers and then home to Rahway. They're gonna have the best time.