Sometimes you have to lose something to realize how important it is. When living with my mom, I never pay so much attention to what mommy is doing for the family. But now I am living by myself and am so far away from home, I start realizing how great my mommy is!
1. Mom is like a secretary
There are many things to handle when you live abroad alone, you have to remember to pay the rent, bills for electricity, water, internet, phone…Do everything by yourself, in case you forget one little thing…Ohlalaaaa!
2. Mommy is like “Hercules”
Wanna drink milk? Eat some oranges? If there’s no toilet paper at home, no shampoo…Then go to the supermarket and buy them yourself, and things can be heavy! The worst is I don’t have an elevator in my building…
3. Mommy is like a chef
Whatever yummy dishes I want to eat when I was living with my parents, probably I just need to tell my mom and I will get it soon! But living abroad means unless you know how to cook the dish and can get all the ingredients, you ain’t having that delicious food that you like! Some people may say, then just go to the restaurant! But if I go to a Chinese restaurant, maybe the food I cook tastes more genuine and tasty!
4. Mommy is like a doctor
When I was sick back at home, my mom would take care of me. She would prepare food and drinks that would help me to recover faster! Now?! It’s time to take care of myself!
5. Mommy is like a cleaning lady
Germany is less polluted than Hong Kong. Theoretically, my home in Germany should be less dusty, but it’s not true…I still have to clean all the time! Sometimes it feels too tired after going back home, but still have to do laundry, if not, I have no clean clothes to wear!
6. Mommy is like a financial planner
Buying food, paying for rent and bills…everything costs and everything is important! I didn’t realize these things can add up to cost so much until I have to buy them myself! In the past, feel like collecting supermarket stamps or points or buy discounted items are something that only housewives will do! But now living alone, I started doing these too!
7. Mommy is like an encyclopedia
Not sure how to cook rice without a rice cooker? The pot is burnt accidentally and doesn’t know how to clean it? Other than Google, guess only mommy can tell you the answer right away!
Long story short, mom is great and amazing! It’s not easy to treasure it when we take her for granted, but she has been doing so much for the family and deserves all our love and respect whenever we can.
