Mom broke down again last night, talking about living the rest of her life alone and continuously cursing my father like the asshole that he is. She kept on mumbling about all her children leaving her in a few years time, which is actually not at all far-fetched. I'll be in college next year, my brother's going to Laguna for his on-the-job training, my sister has plans on marrying her boyfriend, and my other brother's living in an apartment of his own right now. Life is going too fast for my dearest mother and she can't quite catch up anymore.
She also said how things were a lot easier when we were still children because we needed her and depended on her all the time. Now that we can fend for ourselves, she feels like she's not needed anymore. I think this is brought about by my sister's reaction to Mom telling her to wait until she comes home from work because she hasn't seen my sister since Sunday evening. My sister refused, saying she had to go to work early for her night shift and this really brought my Mom down.
I don't know anymore. It's always us two left in this house too big just for the both of us and I don't know what to do every time she breaks down. How do you console your crying mother?
Hint: you can't.
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