Day 2 – #Loveuary ❤ My Love For My Parents

02 Feb 2017 65 Comments

by Ritu in #loveuary, Challenges, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: , , , , , , , ,

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Where would I be without my parents? My wonderful Pops and Mum?

If it wasn’t for them, and their nurturing, I wouldn’t be who I am today.

They taught me how to walk, talk, live and love. Their unwavering love for my brother and me, their faith in us, has been key in helping us grow.

The love I feel for them is so strong, a bond that can never be broken. I live far from them now, since marriage, but I am still their little girl, and every time I go home, I am transported back to my childhood, even as a 41-year-old mother of 2!

You held my hand
You lifted me
With your love
You gifted me

You helped me grow
You moulded me
Your unerring faith
Emboldened me

The reflection
That I see of me
Shows not one
But all us three

For into me
You poured your souls
The strength that I
Fulfil my goals

My love for you
Will never be
Enough for you
To really see

Just how much
You mean to me
My Precious Pops
And my Mummy.

Ritu 2017

Talking of parents, I can’t leave out my parents-in-law. Though no one can ever take the place of my own parents, I have been blessed with a set of in-laws that have taken me in as their daughter, not daughter-in-law. I love them too, and not least because they created a most perfect being, my Hubby Dearest, who I love with all my heart.

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Remember, feel free to take part in #Loveuary! Just ping back to the daily post, as in this one for today! And if you are at a loss for a prompt, then visit my rules post here for a list of prompt suggestions!

65 Comments (+add yours?)

  1. New Journey
    Feb 05, 2017 @ 17:43:41

    I miss mine like crazy….

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  2. shanjeniah
    Feb 03, 2017 @ 03:27:31

    We still haven’t gotten to the love part of the story yet, but I loved writing this part, so I guess this counts!

    http://shanjeniahslovelychaos.com/lovely-chaos-blog/2017/2/2/ill-want-that-back-for-loveuary-day-two

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  3. Judy E Martin
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 21:03:24

    This is such a beautiful tribute to your parents, Sis. 🙂

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  4. IreneDesign2011
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 19:44:43

    Really a beautiful way to show your love to your parents, Ritu 😀

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  5. dornahainds
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 19:32:04

    A Fantabulous thing – this love for one’s own family. 🌹🌹🌹

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  6. robbiesinspiration
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 19:24:06

    This is such a special poem, Ritu.

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  7. Coffee Cluster
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 19:10:55

    Great challenge. We decided we’d take up the challenge!! http://coffeecluster.blogspot.ca/2017/02/loveuary-challenge.html

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  8. joey
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 16:10:37

    Lovely. You always speak of your parents with such affection, I nearly feel like I know them. No doubt their warm and loving nature is a light to all they encounter.

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  9. syl65
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 15:16:04

    Beautiful Sister!! Loving and supportive parents make a huge difference in life..

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  11. Arjun
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 12:50:31

    Present for day 2 😀
    Lovely post Ritu.

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  12. Erika Kind
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 12:13:24

    I know how much you love your family and most of all your parents. That poem was most touching and so full of appreciation and gratitude. Both: wonderful parents and a wonderful daughter!

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  13. Wafflemethis
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 10:50:57

    Sis this is truly a beautiful poem, well written and overflowing with sentiment, love it❤

    #LOVEUARY-Day 2

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  14. willowdot21
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 10:24:54

    Oh! Wow! Ritu this is so beautiful, your lovely parents have done a lovely job on you. You are so lucky to have wonderful in-laws too. You are blessed and so are your husband and children because you will pass all the love and nurturing on.
    I have not been too well so I have used two of my older post so far I shall try from now on to get my achy head around some new work for tomorrow onwards. Thanks again for a beautiful post. 💗💝💖

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  16. Mann
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 09:38:39

    Lovely post. Parents are irreplacable and so is their love.

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  17. TanGental
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 09:29:14

    Both now dead, but mine were all I could want for all their quirks and nonsenses. Many of their lessons came in the shape of me thinking ‘well I’ll not do that if I’m a parent’ but they did what they did with love and the best of intentions. Best of all they didn’t burden me with any of their expectations and let me be me. That takes true love, to let go and yet be there when you stumble.

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  18. stevetanham
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 09:21:54

    A kind and tender set of sentiments, Ritu. Lovely ❤️

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  19. shanjeniah
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 08:32:35

    For me, a child raised by two damaged people whose love couldn’t help but cause damage, this kind of poem gives me the hope I’ve needed to become the kind of parent my own children see more this way.

    I’m so happy you’ve been surrounded by so much love!

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    • Ritu
      Feb 02, 2017 @ 08:35:54

      Aw bless you! I feel that many times a child in that situation goes on to make the best parent… wanting the best for their own kids. My father was a bit like that. His upbringing wasn’t lacking in love bit there were gaps which he plugged, and then some, with me and my brother! ❤

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      • shanjeniah
        Feb 02, 2017 @ 08:41:47

        It took me a few years to start to get it right. Fortunately, that was long ago, for them, and we’ve built something pretty amazing here, now.

        They will be better parents than I was, at first, if they choose to become parents.

        And I’ve had a level of joy in being their mom I would have missed out on, and which didn’t seem to exist in remotely the same way in my family home.

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      • Ritu
        Feb 02, 2017 @ 08:43:36

        See! It is all relative. I bet if you asked them they would say you’re the best 😊

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      • shanjeniah
        Feb 02, 2017 @ 09:03:54

        They say I’m awesome…and they also don’t hesitate to tell me when I don’t live up to my own ideals, which is both humbling and appreciated. =)

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      • Ritu
        Feb 02, 2017 @ 09:17:27

        Too true! My two are the same!!!

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  20. Wild Daffodil
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 07:10:04

    What a beautiful tribute to your parents. Here is a post written about when my son and his wife were about to become parents: https://daffodilwild.wordpress.com/2015/04/27/hope/

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  23. Rajiv
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 06:54:11

    What is a lovuary
    .

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  24. Vikas Acharya
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 06:42:56

    Reblogged this on Journal Edge and commented:

    Article source: butismileanyway.com , thanks to the blogger and owner of this blog to write a sweet lines and share with us 🙂

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  25. Miriam
    Feb 02, 2017 @ 06:34:06

    Beautiful. Where indeed would we be without the love of our parents?

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