On working hard, to connect with one’s own younger generations, the drive to catch up to the times, translated…
When I was younger, I’d always hoped that I can grow up faster, that way, I wouldn’t need to sit in class all day long and head home and still had to manage my homework. After I married, I’d kept hoping that my children would grow up faster, that way, I wouldn’t need to take them to school and pick them up afterwards. As my children graduated college, started working, that, was when it hit me, that I’m already, past midlife, and, I’d felt displeasures, over how those golden years vanished, because it’d started, glowing.
From before, I can do anything in front of my kids, and now, there are, so many things I’d needed their help on. As my kids when to college, I’d started learning to use Facebook, they’d taught me step-by-step, which icon can get me to their private pages, and how to see the goings-on of their lives. That way, I’d not needed to call them up, to know what they’re busying about over, and, we can give one another hollers when we needed to too. After we all had smart phones, they’d taught me how to upload the photos. I’d started to, rely on them now, learned to do a lot of things I didn’t know how to do.
From before, I’m used to watching the nighttime soaps, and now, I’d, watched the idol soaps with my kids, although, the stories had become like the blander version of black tea to me now; but at least, as the Golden Bell Award nominees were named, I can tell my daughter, “that actress was in whichever show, and the character…”, “oh, that’s her!”
“So-and-So is a pretty darn good actor”.
Recalling how when they were still little, I’d taken them to have meals, have afternoon teas, because I’d believed, that they needed the worldly experiences. And now, they’d taken me out for brunches, hotpots, so an “elderly person” like me can be trendy too, then, we’d discuss which shop has the best foods, and is not expensive.
In order to shorten the distance between my children and I, I’d working hard, to follow their youthful steps.
This, would be one GREAT way, to bridge over the generation gap, to get to know what’s IN right now, to keep an eye on what’s trendy, so, you won’t get too detached from the current world, and, you can also manage to stay close with your own children too!