be nicer to my family

I do take my family for granted, just because I know they’ll always be there for me and they love me unconditionally, so that I push their buttons just because I can. It’s horrible, and I really feel guilty afterward. It’s going to be hard but I really want to be nicer to my family, especially my parents. 3 years ago

Living away from my home country for 9 months has helped me appreciate where I’m from and who I am…especially the role my family plays in my life. I find myself doing little non-verbal actions and realizing “Hey that’s how mum does that” or “Oh gosh, that’s dad”. I am really paying attention to how I communicate with them and making sure that when we do get the chance to chat (or when we write to each other) I’m letting them know how much they mean to me. 3 years ago

My grandpa died two days ago. He had a great life, he was happy, he enjoyed every single day of his life… I know all that, but…
I’ll still miss him. 3 years ago

and also to get out of the house together as a family at least once a month. 4 years ago

Now that my grandparents have moved in this was a huge challenge for me. It’s been over a month & it is actually going pretty well. I try my very best to word things in a patient & understanding way, remembering that one day my brain is not going to be so quick to process either. 4 years ago

i have been getting better at this. i see how their lives are compared to mine. although we have never been on the same side of the fence, i know what it’s like to be struggling. i feel for them and their struggles, even if they have never really understood and cared about mine. so, i am just trying to be there for them, listen, and give advice when appropriate. hopefully things will turn around for all of them soon! 4 years ago

my patience isnt too good with my younger siblings and i yell at them alot.

i want to be nicer to them. 5 years ago

My partner’s family live 3hrs away so we decided to go to just our own parent’s places for Christmas. I went to my folks and he to his. My siblings don’t live at home either but we all arranged to fly or drive to their place for xmas and spend the week. It has been hard all being back at home but I think we’ve all done well. I’ve lost my cool a few times but we have had some great laughs and done lots together. 5 years ago

Definately need to work on the empathy and humility..i get so wrapped up in the rat race i forget myself sometimes…family and friends are what count…without them…whats the point? your only gonna become the richest stiff in the graveyard…. 5 years ago

I added this to my 43 things, and since then, I have become significantly closer to 3 of my 8 siblings, more tolerant and understanding of 4 of my siblings, and have COMPLETELY dis-owned 1 sibling. I Am going to keep this on my 43 things, so that it when I am ready, I can try to repair the damage that my sister has caused. Everyone in our family has disowned her, and I would like to help repair that bridge. 5 years ago