Yesterday, like every Sunday, my parents and I talked on Skype. And lately I’ve been feeling a little bit more homesick than normal, probably because there’s no-one else in the house so I’ve either been at work or by myself. So when I was talking to them yesterday, I asked if they would be able to visit in the next few weeks. For someone with social anxiety, even asking my parents for anything is difficult, and I didn’t want to force them to drive the 3 hours or so to where I live just because I’m a bit hormonal and homesick. But they came to visit me today. Granted, it’s a bank holiday in the UK and they didn’t have anything planned, but they came when I needed them. My dad got back from a work trip to Singapore the other day, and is completely jetlagged and exhausted but he still drove here and back to visit me. They dropped a day of relaxing and doing nothing to traipse around the town centre in the pouring rain because I needed company. I hate needing people, and I pride myself on being independent, but they’re always okay with it. And I absolutely love them for it.
This post is only a short one, a little reminder to look at the people in your life and appreciate them for their place in it. Take a little moment and thank them for whatever they’ve done for you lately. Tell them you love them, that you’re glad they’re in your life. It’s easy to assume that they already know it, but tell them anyway.
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