i guess it's pretty difficult to teach or educate your parents about things we take for granted. i had an argument with my mom tonight. my sister called her to talk to her about a problem she's having, and i think she just wanted my mom to listen to her, to affirm what she's saying. she said she listened to her "foolish rants". and then raised her voice to her saying that she should just take care of it.
after they got off the phone, i told my mom that my sister just wanted someone to listen to her. can't she just listen to her? she said no, because she did that a few days ago when she called about a similar problem. i told her that she could just listen to her, and not yell at her. that's all she really wants.
unfortunately, i then raised my voice with my mom to reiterate the above.
sometimes you just want someone to listen. and not tell you what to do.
