We Don't Have to use Our Gold Card

I never use references
these are my stray thoughts

I jot down to write
My Daily Blogs


It is Tuesday bright morning but sort of cloudy not sunny
with 20 C, we have to use light jacket. When it is cloudy,
makes lots of difference not so warm. Windy, gusts 25 km.

After my breakfast, I was on my computer not many messages
on my Facebook. Two of my daughters are at work, now in school.
One is busy with his studies. Her assignment due tomorrow.

My eldest daughter who lives in Edmonton, is in different time zone.
Two hours behind, she is working too, she is not a Facebook person.
We talk at night. 

I called my school friend living in London, England, also my college
friend, who lives in Markham, 20 minutes away. We don't drive so 
make calls to keep connected. We talk about old times spent together
and also about TV shows just to chit chat.

I called my sister in law and my brother. I am now making pancakes
for my Eldest, he will love that. I am not working today so made calls
now time to go for my walk. 

It is 12.45, I am leaving for Tim Horton. Not many birds around. 
Trees still giving look of skeletons. Tree of Magnolia at my front 
garden, started budding. One black squirrel playing in my back garden.

It is 1 pm, I am at Coffee House enjoying my coffee writing my Blog.
Thinking about you my Dear Retirees. I have posted so many Blogs
on Joint Family Living.

This is very common situation we have to face when we live with our
families. I think the basic factor we never take into account is that,
this is not our family, this is our Kid's family.

I know, this is very hard to swallow but my Dear we have to face the
reality. Our Kids have now their own families to handle and on top 
we expect from them to handle we seniors too.

I am sorry to say we are now too demanding with our age. Our nerves 
not so strong and so is our body. We become short tempered and sensitive.
Our kids do a lot but we are not satisfied and start using our old age 
as our Gold card to cash our demands.

We consider whatever they doing is not enough, we want our pay back.
To brought them up, we put our life, our career everything at stake, now
it is their turn to pay back.

I believe all problems lie within us and also all solutions lie within us.
Keep in mind that we can not change anyone else, we can only change 
ourselves. Give your kids a break.

Please don't feel low, that you have to promise. Get out of your self pity, 
misery and loneliness. Keep yourself busy with anything to distract 
from negative thoughts. Be strong to lead your lives on the path of 
happiness. 

Continue your activities. You people contributing a lot in the society.
Start making list of your contributions and you will never start
feeling low. We don't need our kids, we are good. 

We have to appreciate whatever they are able to do for us. 
They are already sandwiched between their families and 
we parents. We have to realize.