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One rainy spring day, I was washing the dishes and chopsticks for dinner in the kitchen when I suddenly heard a violent cough from the living room. I quickly put down my work and walked quickly into the living room, where I saw my father-in-law with his hands on his chest, his face flushed, and he was coughing violently. I hurriedly held him, patted him on the back, and asked anxiously, "Father-in-law, what's wrong with you?"
I hurriedly asked my son to call an ambulance quickly, and I kept comforting my father-in-law: "Father-in-law, you sit down first, take a deep breath, and the ambulance will arrive soon." "
I brought a glass of warm water and drank it with my father-in-law. I breathed a sigh of relief as he slowly calmed down. Suddenly, my father-in-law grabbed my hand and looked at me with those wet eyes, silently conveying gratitude to me. At that moment, a subtle ripple rippled in my heart.
After a while, the ambulance came. After a brief examination of my father-in-law, the doctor said, "Your father's condition is not optimistic, it looks like he has a heart attack, and he needs to be sent to the hospital immediately." "
Hearing this, my son's face changed dramatically and he looked very anxious. He took my hand and said, "Mom, Dad's condition is so serious, we have to take good care of him." You take care of him at home, and I go to work to earn money to treat him. "
My son immediately interrupted me: "Mom, now is not the time to care about money, Dad's life is the most important! "
Listening to my son's words, my heart was full of mixed feelings. On the one hand, of course, I hope that my father-in-law can recover as soon as possible, and I don't want to see him in such pain; On the other hand, I also know how hard it is to take care of a sick elderly person. When I used to go to work, I often heard my colleagues complain about the hardships of taking care of the elderly. Now that my son wants me to concentrate on taking care of my father-in-law at home, I can't help but be a little hesitant and worried.
Perhaps seeing my inner struggle, my son held my hand hard and said word by word: "Mom, I know that the burden on your shoulders is heavier, but Dad is the only one with you." Don't you often say that family members should support and understand each other? Now is the time for you to show your skills. "
My son's sincere gaze left me speechless. I took a deep breath, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do my best to take good care of your dad." As I spoke, I shook my son's hand back with a determined look on my face.
I was a little embarrassed and said, "Where, where, this is how it should be." You are my father-in-law, and I should do my best to take care of you. "
The father-in-law shook his head, sighed and said, "You are really a good daughter-in-law, much better than my unfilial son." Since he worked, he no longer paid attention to the affairs of the family, and turned a blind eye to me, an old father. "
Hearing this, I was a little embarrassed, so I had to say perfunctorily: "Father-in-law, you can rest well, and if you need anything, just tell me." "
In fact, my father-in-law's words also made me feel a little mixed in my heart. On the one hand, I am grateful to my son for stepping forward and fulfilling his responsibilities at this critical moment when the family is seriously ill. But on the other hand, I can also understand my father-in-law's disappointment, after all, as a father, he hopes that his son will always care about him.
Just as I was deep in thought, my father-in-law spoke again: "Daughter-in-law, you see, you are taking care of me so wholeheartedly now, but if you are old in the future, will your son do the same to you?"
My father-in-law's words hit my heart like a hammer. I couldn't help but look around the small living room, and the figures of my son and daughter-in-law came to mind. My father-in-law's words undoubtedly pierced the biggest fear in my heart, and my eyes couldn't help but moisten.
Holding back tears, I turned around and continued to get busy with the work at hand, my heart churning with indescribable helplessness and sorrow.
As time went by, my father-in-law's health gradually improved, but his attitude towards me changed subtly. One day, I was busy working in the kitchen, and my father-in-law suddenly came in and said to me, "Daughter-in-law, you have been really working hard these days, serving me at home to eat, drink, and Lazar, and I don't know when I will be free." "
But the father-in-law waved his hand indifferently and said, "You can save it, I see that you were forced by my son, and you are barely taking care of me." Don't think I can't see it, but you're disgusted with me inside, right?"
My father-in-law's unreasonable accusation really broke my heart. Originally, I worked tirelessly to serve him day and night out of love for my family, but he turned a blind eye to it, and instead thought that I was forced to helpless. All my good intentions were distorted and distorted by him.
Am I so untrustworthy? I sincerely treat my father-in-law as my own, but why can't he understand my intentions? I can't help but feel an unprecedented sense of disappointment and disgust for my father-in-law.
Perhaps seeing the sadness in my eyes, my father-in-law said again: "Daughter-in-law, you see, you have served me blindly in this way, but when you are old, will your son do the same to you? Everything you do now may be in vain in the future." "
Hearing this, I couldn't hold back any longer, and slammed the plate in my hand to the ground, tears welling up in my eyes. I turned my head, not wanting my father-in-law to see my embarrassed appearance, but I still couldn't help but curse in a low voice: "I hope my son will never be like you in the future, so unreasonable to his daughter-in-law!"
Just when I was at my most emotional, my son happened to come back from outside. He was taken aback when he saw the mess on the ground, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask me what was wrong. I realized my gaffe, quickly wiped away my tears, and said that it was nothing.
The son insisted on asking the reason, and then he said publicly: "Your mother is overworking for my illness, you see that she is about to collapse." "
When I heard this, I felt even more aggrieved and retorted: "How could I have collapsed? It is clear that you are always so unreasonable and troublesome, so I am so sad! Why can't you see my good intentions?"
The father-in-law didn't buy it at all, but glared angrily: "Kind? What other kindness do you have? It was obviously forced by my son, if you are sincere, how can you be so irritable?"
Just when we were talking and talking, my son finally intervened. His face was full of trouble, and he seemed to be bewildered by our quarrel. I looked at his wandering eyes, and my heart felt sad. I knew he would have to make a difficult choice between me and my father-in-law.
My eyes wandered between my son and my father-in-law, and my hands unconsciously wrenched together, as if my heart was twisting and suffering under the weight of contradictions.
Finally, after a moment of silence, the son spoke. He looked at my father-in-law, then at me, took a deep breath, and said, "Mom, Dad, what's wrong with you? Why are you fighting over such a trivial matter?"
The father-in-law spoke first to retort: "Your mother is so disrespectful to me, where did I wronged her?"
I was also anxious to defend myself: "Son, if you say something fair, it is clear that your father is unreasonable and says that I am not filial, where did I do wrong?"
Looking at this scene in front of me, my heart seemed to be trapped in an unsolvable dilemma. That's how I hope my son will be just and not take sides; But at the same time, I also know that no matter what my son chooses, he will inevitably hurt one of the parties.
If he chooses me, my father-in-law will be heartbroken, and he will feel that his own son has left him behind; But if he chooses his father-in-law, then what is my hard work these days? What is the point of my expectations of him? My heart is torn apart in a huge contradiction, and I almost collapse.
After saying this, my tears finally flowed.
Just as I was crying in pain and waiting for my son's decision, a violent cough came from my father-in-law's mouth again. I quickly looked up and saw my father-in-law with his hands on his chest, his face flushed, and he was coughing violently. The scene is exactly the same as last time, and I can't help but feel nervous.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?" The son hurriedly hugged his father-in-law and asked anxiously.
"Dad, don't move yet, I'll call an ambulance!" The son didn't say a word, and immediately picked up his mobile phone to call the emergency number.
Sitting in the car to the hospital, my heart was extremely entangled. Of course, I hope that my father-in-law can recover as soon as possible, but how can we forget all the scenes of our bad words and hurtful words and saber rattling just now? I secretly reflect on myself, maybe we are all at fault, and we have all done something to hurt our family feelings.
I glanced at my son, who was sitting next to me, staring anxiously ahead. Perhaps this accident is an opportunity given to us by God to reflect on ourselves and regain family affection.
I realized that the reason for such contradictions and conflicts is largely due to the fact that the three of us have different understandings and expectations of "filial piety". My father-in-law wants his son to be unconditionally filial to him, but I feel that my son should take care of his family first. As for my son, he also seems to have a hard time choosing between me and my father-in-law.
Just as I was deep in thought, my son suddenly spoke: "Mom, don't blame yourself for now. This time it was all three of us at fault, we were all too headstrong and ignored each other's feelings. "
As he spoke, my son held my hand tightly and looked firmly into my eyes. I was deeply touched by his words, and I nodded involuntarily, my eyes moistening again.
When we arrived at the hospital, we anxiously awaited the results of my father-in-law's examination. It took about an hour or so for the doctor to finally come out.
"Are you a family member? Let me rest assured that his condition is not as serious as last time, except for a small recurrence of his heart attack. However, his body is indeed not as good as before, and he needs to take care of it. The doctor patiently explained.
"It's best to stay in the hospital for a while, after all, he's not too young. The doctor shook his head, "Of course, if you can afford to take care of yourself at home, you can also choose to recuperate at home." "
Hearing my father-in-law's words, my heart was a little mixed. On the one hand, I appreciate his thoughtfulness and reluctance to burden us. But on the other hand, I also feel a little sorry, after all, taking care of the family is the responsibility and obligation of our daughters-in-law.
More importantly, my father-in-law's words made me realize that the root of the conflict between us was a lack of understanding of each other. It is likely that my father-in-law was so suspicious of me and questioned my motives because he simply could not understand that a young man would take the initiative to take care of the elderly. In his concept, taking care of the elderly should be out of helplessness.
And the reason why I was so angry was because I didn't really understand my father-in-law's inner thoughts. The two of us seem to live in two parallel worlds, and neither of us understands the other. Such estrangement is destined to lead to contradictions and harm.
I took a deep breath, stepped forward to take my father-in-law's hand, and said sincerely, "Father-in-law, don't think like that. You are my family, and it is my duty and obligation to take care of you with all my heart. In the past, our conflicts were all caused by our lack of understanding of each other, and I hope that we can all be more tolerant and considerate in the future. "
As I spoke, I choked back tears and shook my father-in-law's hand hard.
Seeing my sincere appearance, my father-in-law's eyes were also moist. He patted the back of my hand and whispered, "Daughter-in-law, I'm old and confused, and I have doubts about your hard work. You're right, we do have some generation gaps, and I don't understand your good intentions. However, you also have to be considerate of my old bones, after all, this is how our older generation understands 'filial piety'. "
I nodded again and again, and my son also stepped forward, put his arm around my shoulder, and said, "Mom, Dad, don't blame yourself. This accident is actually God's warning that we are all at fault and ignore each other's feelings. But it doesn't matter, now that we're back together, let's reflect together and cherish the current family relationship. "
Hearing my son's words, my father-in-law and I both shed tears, and the three of us snuggled together like this, immersed in the warm atmosphere of this moment for a long time.
At this moment, my heart is filled with the warm current of happiness for the first time in a long time. After this tempering, the three of us finally found a new way to get along, no longer unilateral requests and demands, but mutual understanding and consideration.
I realized that the happiness of a family is not based on the filial piety or sacrifice of one person, but on the fact that everyone understands each other's situation, respects each other, and uses love and patience to clear differences. Only in this way can we truly build a harmonious family.
I looked at my son and father-in-law, and secretly made up my mind that I must learn to be more considerate of their thoughts and interpret their actions with empathy, instead of resting on my laurels and insisting on my own opinions. Only in this way can the three of us really come together and regain the long-lost warmth of family affection.
Just then, the nurse walked in and signaled that it was time to change the dressing. Watching my son and father-in-law walk out of the ward in turn, I took a deep breath and a smile appeared on my face that I hadn't seen in a long time.