family

i don't know how do you feel about your parents. but recently, i feel lucky about having my parents to be my parents.
i've been listening to my friends,
some of them couldn't have quality times with their parents, even if they want to.
some, just don't want to have quality times with them, because they think it sucks,
while some thinks their parents sucks.
my mom has always been the one to spoil me. my father was the strict one. and even though my family seems "fine" for other people whom are not involved in it. i don't think that my family was actually fine.
my sister and i were raised by our maids. my parents often go out until late, they don't even have time to put my sister and i in bed, let alone reading us bed time stories. we didn't really know what was going on, but back then, we were going through a lot of things. since my parents just moved from surabaya, it was a while until we finally settle in jakarta.
my mom then got a job, and she is very successful in her work. while my dad, gave his life fully to God, decided to stop working, and spent his time at home, reading books and gaining knowledge, i guess.
i used to think about my family as lame. i never like going out with them, i don't even bother trying to have quality times with them. i'd rather spend my time with my friends than to do anything with them. i wasn't even close to my sister. i don't know who her friends were, or even her favourite food or drink.
but then i changed my mindset, after one of my friends, whom i respect the most, told me that i should have quality times with them, i tried. and it wasn't actually hell.
my mom could be kind of fun sumtimes, even though she could be as boring as hell too.
my dad, even though he seems like he doesn't care (he really don't care actually, sumtimes) but he's really nice, and could be pretty caring at times.
my sister, she's like a friend to me. she could be fun, annoying and buggable :P
the point is, you may think about your family as boring, but it's because you never give them a chance to show how they could be your family, not just in words, but as a real family. you never gave them a chance for them to show how they love you, and how they are actually there, even though you never noticed.
that's what family actually means. they will always be there for you, unlike your friends, who could just possibly leave you when you're in trouble, well, not all friends like that, but there are only a few amount of friends who's got your back, so you're lucky to have them. but still, you have to know that you're luckier to have your family, needless to say about those who's unfortunate enough to live by their own, without their parents :)
mother's day coming up soon, maybe you could do something nice to your mom especially, do something worth remembering, as an appreciation, of their hardwork to raise you all this time :)