Honour your father and your mother

but only if they made you feel precious. I'm old as dirt, yet I just burst into floods of tears listening to this.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phgnmtc4gP4]

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rckt148 · 61-69, M

My Mom treated me like I was made to be her personal maid ,servant
she beat me daily ,even worse if things could not fool Dad that she was the one keeping the home and cooking ,,
I blamed Dad for not seeing it ,and when I tried to tell him Mom was never there when he was gone ,I was left to raise my Brothers
He cussed me and told me my half Brother who is only 4 yrs younger then Mom
tried driving him crazy ,had him hauled into court and ended up living with Grandma and Grandpa ,,but I was not going to live with Grandma ,I was going to do as I was told and stop telling him lies ,,so I blamed him too .
I left home at 13 because of both of them
But I come to realize blaming my failure in life and marriage on them ,was not true ,,I was the cause of my failure ,I did just fine on my own
My women loved me until I got drunk and kept them up all night listening to me go on time after time about how they had no clue how Mom scared me ,and even attempted to meddle in my marriages (she was a control freak )
But I allowed it ,as I allowed all the past ,to keep ruining my future
I come to realize after divorce number 2 my pity parties was the thing costing me everything ,not Mom
I forgave Mom and Dad ,,I was Dads care giver for 3 yrs ,Moms for 14 months
I seen to it both of them had the best I could give them and around the clock care ,,and a live in maid ,,my ex and I LOL ,,We waited on Mom hand and foot as they say ,she was pampered ,but I was finally happy to do it and prolong her life as long as I could .
If I could do it all over again ,,I would have spoiled them even more
They gave me life ,,what I did with it was on me
The commandment is also a promise and not conditional
If as slaves we do as God asks ,he makes us live as kings
If we are only wise enough to see our blessings
mine is the awesome family He's given me ,,
And promises a long life for obedience ,that commandment is the first one with a promise .if you keep it ,your days will be long upon the earth
Since men died around 40 -50 back then ,,guess he kept His word to both of us
LOL ,,have a good one ,I also likes the song
I miss my Mom and my Dad very much ,,

ThePerfectUsername · 70-79, M

It's strange isn't it how humans seem to be pre-programmed to love their parents no matter how shitty they were. I only ever learned how to be a decent dad by eventually brutally confronting the fact that I'd never had one myself and resolving to ensure that no kid of mine ever felt the same way I did. @rckt148

rckt148 · 61-69, M

@ThePerfectUsername I often tell people when they ask how I got my kids to love me so much and now my grandkids ,,did I spoil them or something ?
I was actually strict ,but always fair
We shared the chores ,they love when I cook so that became my chore ,
I lost them for 12 yrs ,so they had been through their share of abuse from 2 step dads ,,ex is on hubby number 4 now .
But I did exactly the opposite as Mom when it come to discipline
But I learned a lot about my Dad the years I was watching him die
He broke his back twice providing for his family
He was divorced by 24 and left with a child to raise alone ,,
He was warned not to marry Mom ,his parents later disowned him and wrote him out of the will for disobeying ,,but when his Dad was dying ,guess who walked 2 miles with a bad back to make his food and pamper his Dad ?
Even going in the river and harvesting oysters to make Grandpa Oyster stew
Grandma's new car was hid in the barn known as the "Net House " Grandpa owned a sea food company and orange groves ,,nets were actually stored in there .
I never seen Dad cry until his Mom died ,,I seen him fall like a switch was turned off ,and him hit his knees when his Dad passed ,,crying ,,it killed me
He did teach me ,tried to guide me ..I just hated him to bad to listen .
I became very successful with only a 9th grade education ,, so I could rub his nose in it ,,I had everything he never had ..
And then I got it ,,Dad never had the wealth his family had
He gave his away helping everyone else ,,and forgiving all the people who used and hurt him ,,I am in that number
He was a great man ,,I am sorry I took so long to see it

Miram · 31-35, F

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