Parents and children
I mean I sometimes feel like a stranger in this house. Here are my parents who form a couple, who love each other and here I am, a stranger living in the same house as they do, eating at their table and asking them for money. I sometimes feel that there’s no bond between us, that they just tolerate me. I am aware of the immense love my mum has for me, but still… this place doesn’t always feel like home.You’re pregnant. You give birth to a child. At first you are amazed that you gave birth to a human being. Then you see how helpless he is without you and you help him survive. You give him a proper education and send him to college. And then it’s over. Or at least it should be. You as a parent did you best, but now he’s on his own. But why do parents take care of us as long as they live? Just because we’re a result of their love? That’s a stupid reason. Why do they put up with us for such a long time, even for a lifetime? Why do they always try to ensure we have everything we want and why do they both the things we want? Why can’t they simply say: ‘Son, I just don’t want you in my house anymore. Please pack your bags and leave’. Why do they have to worry and cry for a stranger? I just don’t get it…I’m sure many of you will simply tell me that I’ll be able to understand such complicated feelings in a few years time when I’ll be married and I’ll want to have children. Maybe you’re right. Maybe I’m just too childish to understand such emotions or maybe I simply don’t have them.


