HOW DO I APPRECIATE MY PARENTS

I was born in 1994 at 2 December in Hospital Banting, and my parents gave me

name as Nur Barizah Binti Mohammad Basri. For almost twenty one (21) year that I have
live and was born in this world by my parents. Parents were important, without them we
cannot be able to see this world and cant have the chanced to live in this world. So, we
need to appreciate them right now or in the future. But how can we appreciated them ?
Sometimes we forget how important our parents are. If youve been blessed with
good parents then you want to do your best to appreciate them while theyre still here.
Many people arent fortunate in having caring parents so you want to count your
blessings if you do. These are some ways you can show your love and appreciation.
After a while, we tend to get sick of the usual nagging, like "where are you going
today?" "who are you hanging out with?" "who is so and so?" "where are they from?"
"have you cleaned your room yet?" "have you filled up the car yet with gas this week?"
We are obviously not used to all this questioning and having to explain every single thing
going on with our lives. In school I know I get used to doing whatever and going
wherever, but home definitely has different vibes. Yes, we are technically all "adults"
now. I am sure we always forget that they are only asking for valid reasons and for our
own good.
As young adults, we often get too caught up with our friends and spend less time
with family. As we grow older, parents become less of a priority. One thing I have
realized is that my time at home is very short. I don't travel home during the school year
frequently besides for breaks, and I don't take advantage of my summer break as much as
I should have. At the end of the day, our parents are the ones who have raised us to the
people we are, and each one of us should be proud of that no matter what.
Personally, one of the things I am always working on is needing to show more
appreciation for my parents. I am a reserved type of person that keeps everything to
myself, whether it is emotions or feelings. Inside, I definitely appreciate my parents more
than anything, but on the outside I don't necessarily show it all the time or at all. I know
that there are so many things I am thankful for because my parents have been to make it
happen for me: education, tuition for college, extracurricular activities, sports, after

school practices, driving to meets and competitions, and of course, stably being able to
support me in whatever necessities I need. Because we are so young, we won't always
understand how parents make certain sacrifices, until we are older and become parents
ourselves. It is hard for me to put into words how appreciative I am for all of the things I
am able to do today that others might be able to have. And yet it is still difficult to share
my appreciation.
For me, life is short, time flies by and once you have lost your parents, you will just
realize how fast time goes by. When we are younger, we do not always appreciate our
parents for all that they have do for us. Do not wait until it were too late to appreciate
your parents and let them know that we as a son and daughter do appreciate them, while
our parents were still here. I will describe it and tell you people so that you can have a
clear messaged of what I am saying or trying to say.
First, our parents get married, and then we are brought into this world by them
through many hardship and obstacles. After that, we grow up and became teenagers by
the guide of our parents. Because of their guide from a little me can get into high school
with flying colours, from class 1 Harapan, class number 8 from back, up to 2 Gemilang,
class number 7 and then after a little help from them sending me to tution teach me about
the things that I dont understand until when it came to form 3 I have just got into 3 Ceria
class where as it were number 3 class from infront. How happy am I that time and I pass
the PMR too with brilliant result and just got into 4 science IT 2 and 5science IT 2.
Thanks to them that I have success my study in high school and get a better result in SPM
and then I have continue my study to Form 6 in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Telok
Datok.
This is one of the easiest ways to appreciate your parents. Recognize them on
holidays. Of course you want to remember their birthdays, Mothers Day or Fathers Day,
or other holidays your family celebrates. Its also good to celebrate their anniversary or
even send a card or small gift for a smaller occasion. You dont need a reason to do
something kind for your parents but these are some good opportunities to do so.
Most of us have parents that love to give advice. Sometimes its not something you
really want to hear. But you can show your appreciation for them by listening. You dont

have to take their advice but give them the opportunity to share it. You can weigh it out in
your mind and decide if its the right choice for you.
Your parents have an advantage in that theyve lived a longer life than you have. In
that aspect, they probably have some wisdom to share. Just as youve learned some life
lessons in your life, they have too, and most likely more of them. Listening to them talk
about the lessons theyve learned can help you avoid having to go through the same
experiences that taught them those lessons. Learning from them can save you some
heartache and show them appreciation, too.
Your parents not only took care of you as a child but they may do many things for
you now just because of their love for you. They may give you money at times, babysit,
bring you medicine when youre sick or other things. Realizing what they do for you now
that youre an adult is important. It gives you a true appreciation for them. Sharing that
you appreciate all they do is a nice thing to do.
This can go both ways. You can ask for help too much but asking for it on occasion is
a good thing. Parents love to help their children. Whether its asking them to help you
with a project or in brainstorming ideas for something, its a compliment to be asked. It
shows you have confidence in their abilities.
Everyone loves just because gifts. They dont have to be anything major. It could be
as simple as picking up their favorite magazine or bringing them a coffee on your way
over to them. Little things mean a lot. They show thoughtfulness and appreciation.
Most parents will tell you that time with their children is what they want most of all.
Spend time with your parents on a regular basis. Its difficult when youre young and
have your own life but its a decision you wont regret. Even an hour on a Sunday
afternoon can feel like a gift to them. They treasure their time with you.
Parents, only teach us how to smile and hide their pain and sadnesss in their heart
day by day. Parents try to provide the best in everything that we need. But yet............ Still
we shout at them, show our feelings to them, hurt them and yet still weve go back to
them. Our parents do everything for us and they will sometimes believed that we dont
appreciate the things that they have did for us. Then we need to show them that we do
appreciate them. Realize that our parents were human too and they have a feelings just
like us, that can get hurt. Tell them we love them and appreaciate what they have done by

raising us. Take our parents to go out for a dinner, buy them a cake on their wedding their
anniversary or birthday or something they want to do. Basically I am saying that we
should spend some quality time with our parents. We were mking lasting memories that
we would carry it always in our heart long after they have gone...
Saying thank you. By saying thank you to our parents will let them know that wat
they just did for us were appreciated. Give them a hug, or a kiss. Just dont be shy to our
parents because they were our parents and why even you dont shy about hugging and
kissing your boyfriend but shame when you about to show your love by hug and kiss for
your parents.this will show them that you were pleased that they did something for us and
that we are glad that they did.
Buy them a gift. If we did this, we will be giving them something in return for what
they did for us and let them know that we love them and care about the. Yeah, this was
important for us to do. By doing our chores itself. Chores be like do the dishes without
being ordered too, mop the floor, do the laundry, beauty the garden, trash the gabbage,
clear the garage, swept the house and go grocery shopping. That the things that we can
always show to our mom and dad. They will feel happy because they have been born a
child that turn into successfull and hardworking teenagers.
Do the things for our parents. Give them a back massage, do their hair, make them an
ice cream cone, help them with the garden, clean their car in and out, clean their room
and make their bed. Do this all before it were too late my dear friends. Do not wait until
you have face the situation where there will be no one listen to your tears and sayings.
How loud us cry also, its just not going to reach their ears. Be at their side when they
need us, not when they were no more. Appreaciate parents when they are still alive. Be
loving to them, be kind to them and try to be a chlid that will always listened to our
parents as long as theyre alive.
As a child you see your parents as these incredible adults. We see our moms as our
caretakers who are always there to make sure our needs were often fullfiled so that we
know that we are being loved by them. I dont know about all of you but for all my life
when I looked at my parents they seem to be frozen at the same age. All through my
growing up theyve looked the same age time, strong and energetic and young. That is
how they always in my eyes. Always that is until now. Now, I see a cute little white

haired man who is fragile and breakable and I see a woman with a little white haired who
walks a little slower than he once did. Both was in their mid at almost 50s.
The realization is finally me that one day down the road, these two people who have
been the absolute for my life may no longer be on earth with me. Its a thought I simply
cannot imagine without breaking into tears. Even as I dont want this, but this is fate
where God have write people death and alive. I cant stop my eyes from swelling up. I am
not ready for the day to come when my parents are not with me anymore. Im just not.
They have been my guides and my anchor in my entire life. Whenever I need advice I
always know I can call my dad and whenever I need sympathy I know I can call my
mom, and I dont want to imagine a day when I can no longer pick up the phone and did
that or when I can knock on their door and have them there to answer it. Yet, it is a reality
that I need to start to remember, so that I dont allow myself to take one moment I have
with them for granted.
I need to make more time to spend with my parents. I need to make it a priority to
spend quality time with them. I need to make time for the advice they will be given to me
now on the things that I should know at the future so I dont waste ,my chance to get it
while they are still both here with me. I need to ask them to tell me more stories about
their own life and all the lessons they have learned that might someday be helpful to me. I
need to make sure I let them know how much I love them and what they mean to me
while they are still here to hear it in person.