The Story of a Single Mother Raising Children
In a certain place, there was an 80-year-old woman, whose husband died early, and she singlehandedly raised 5 children.
Now all her children have gotten married and even have grandchildren, but no one is willing to take care of their mother. In the freezing winter, the kids brought the elderly mother to live in the hallway, saying that there was no room for her at home.
The mother couldn’t hold back her tears when she thought about the past. When she was young, she chose not to remarry because of her children.
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Raising the children on her own, being both a father and a mother, working hard, not eating or dressing well. She only regretted not having more hands to work so that she could provide better conditions for her children.
Little did she know that when her children grew up, they all became “ungrateful” and had no filial piety towards this elderly mother.
The neighbors who knew about the situation said that part of the reason was that the children didn’t understand things, but also because the old woman spoiled her children too much.
Since the children were young, the mother often cooked alone under the floor, and before she finished cooking, the children began to eat.
It was because the mother was afraid that the food would get cold and the children would feel uncomfortable after eating. When the mother went to the dining table, the food on the plates in front of her was basically all eaten up.
The mother even put the last remaining plate of food in front of her children and urged them to eat. This habit continued when the children grew up, and no one thought that delicious food should be given to the mother first.
A child’s mind is born like a blank sheet of paper. Whatever you draw on it, that’s what it becomes.
Let the young children know from an early age that parents work hard for the sake of their children, and children should be filial to their parents. Only then can the young children develop filial piety; from a young age, they have been spoiled and there is no one else in their hearts.
How can children show filial piety as they grow up?
Lo Can, a famous educator, said: “What is love? Love is like a bag. When you put things in, you feel satisfied, and when you take things out, you feel accomplished and happy. In order to make children happy throughout their lives, they must learn to give.”
It’s a pity that most parents nowadays only love their children blindly without giving them the opportunity to learn how to love.
A single mother lived frugally but gave the best things to her son Dai Toan (pen name). One day, the mother cooked a dish and put it in front of Dai Toan. He ate as if he didn’t see anyone else.
Only when there was a little food left did the mother begin to eat, and Dai Toan said: “Give it back to me, it’s all yours.”
Lo Can said that in a family, if parents put things in the wrong place on the dining table, there will be no place for you in the future.
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So how should food be arranged correctly?
If there is an elderly person in the house, the dishes should be served to the elderly first. If there is no elderly person, then serve the parents first. Children should not eat before the adults sit at the table. Children should understand the hard work and dedication of their parents from an early age and show respect and love for their parents.
In life, there are many families, similar to the single-parent family above, that place their children at the center of the meal.
The children’s favorite dishes are placed in front of the children, parents, grandparents, and adults don’t even take a bite, just happily watching the little ones eat alone.
Even before the adults have a chance to sit at the dining table, the young children have already finished eating. As everyone knows, in the long run, these young children will only be raised as selfish and ungrateful children.
Children like these, even when they enter society, will not be favored or welcomed. Because they never think of others and only do things based on their own emotions.
So, if you don’t want your children to become ungrateful, you must teach them from a young age, starting with the rules at the dining table, ensuring that there is order and respect.
Don’t disrupt traditions, ruin your children, and ruin yourself!
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