20th Anniversary
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 @ 9:09 PM

Two decades have passed since my parents' marriage, and I am grateful that they have made it this far.

It is much too common to see broken up households during these times of instability and I am grateful because I am one of the lucky few that have both parents by my side to guide me. My parents have been together for over twenty years. That means twenty years of arguing, fussing over tiny things, learning embarrassing details about each other, finding out new things that're irritating, disappointment, and hurting; but also twenty years of facing and overcoming obstacles together, efforts to sustain the strong bond they've created so it does not become frail, and coming to realize and accept the fact that they cannot go on without the company of each other. In spite of their clashing personalities and conflicting perspectives, they learned to compromise and admire those seemingly negative factors of each other. Twenty years of forgiving and condoning mistake after mistake, yet still being able to possess such high tolerance.

The endurance, compassion, and strength of my parents give me hope.