Monday, April 20, 2009

a daughter's a daughter all her life...

...a son's a son till he takes a wife. Ever heard that phrase before? Well I'm starting to really feel it's true. I've been married for almost 3 years now but still feel like a little kid to my parents. They still do things for me which frustrates Andrew. It's just their way of helping us but he feels like they don't trust him to take care of me. I think they'll always be this way. It's good and bad I suppose. It's making me nervous to move back home though. I don't want my parents to think they have control over what decisions Andrew and I make, but I also don't want them to dis-involve themselves....is that a word? I cherish the relationship I have with my parents. I think it's great how close we are and how no matter how old I get or what happens, I know they'll always be there for me. So what if they found a moving van for us even though we told them we'd take care of it. So what if they want to help us out financially even though Andrew wants to handle it on our own. So what if they are taking a week off work to help load the truck and move us back and his parents aren't able to. They care. It's not a control issue. I will always be their baby girl and they will always feel they need to take care of me. Is that so wrong?

1 comment:

  1. I don't think it's wrong that they want to help out, but it does put you in a difficult position in that you have to find a balance between being a daughter and a wife. Remember what Pastor Mike talks about...once you get married, the authority your parents had over you is severed, and you now cleave to your husband, meaning that he is the one your allegience has to be toward. I'm not saying you have a problem with this, so please don't think that's what I'm getting at. I'm just trying to paraphrase what P. Mike says (although I'm probably totally butchering it! haha). Anyway, I'm probably totally rambling...I think maybe that marriage book we studied had a chapter on this?

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