My parents are both engaged in education, and I am engaged in engineering. Since I started working, I have met different people because of different majors. My parents have many opinions about me. Father, in particular, is very impatient once he talks about modern industrial technology with his father.
Father likes young people best. Every day, the topic always revolves around him, saying that he has made great achievements in electrical knowledge.
Once, the TV at home broke down, and my father said to let the young man handle it. I waited for three days, but there was no news. On the fourth day after work, I took the TV apart and checked it with a multimeter. I found a capacitor broken. Find one to wear, and the TV will be used soon. After that, my father never mentioned the young man again.
Since my father retired, he has read a lot of newspapers and magazines every day. These old newspapers and magazines are piled up in his study and have to be cleaned up every half month, otherwise it will look like a waste paper buying shop.
I discussed with my father that we should use computers. In fact, these newspapers and magazines can be seen on the computer. Father readily agreed. He unsubscribed from a large number of newspapers and magazines, and I also got the computer ready.
Father was very happy when the computer was put into his study. I showed it to him, opened it, entered the main interface of WINDOWS6.0, brought up Sohu's home page, and then read various news newspapers and magazines. Then quit the system and turn it off, and let my dad do it himself. Dad had no problem turning on his mobile phone, but he soon found that he had problems with his text input and could not use pinyin input method. Entering the expected interface and seeing those familiar newspapers and magazines, I was surprised to find that my father felt inconvenient. He said it could not be recorded on the computer. I taught him how to copy the screen and convert it into text, and finally save it. I found my father completely uninterested and very reluctant.
Helpless, I can only obey my father's wishes.
A week later, I went to see him and found that the computer had been cornered and the newspaper was back.
My father wrote the book by hand. When he finished it, he typed it into the computer and printed it out for inspection. There are several diagrams describing logical relations in the manuscript, which are not particularly appropriate. I told him what to do with these photos, and my father took my advice.
Gradually, my father began to rely on me a little. After he has finished writing, wait for me to read it before submitting it. Nevertheless, as in the past, he was very impatient with the science and technology he explained to me. It's possible. Maybe I explained it too professionally. After all, lecturing is not my strong suit.
Father goes out every day and sometimes I can see him. From a distance, he is slow and white-haired, and his father is really old. He is not his old father. I often walk slowly with him.
Life has been relatively simple since my mother retired. She is in poor health and is a frequent visitor to the hospital.
When I took my wife and daughter to visit my parents, I told them some interesting things at work, and they were also very happy. But a little longer, they want us to leave early. They want to be quiet.
Parents especially like chatting with their daughters. My daughter is in kindergarten and tells them about kindergarten. My parents teach her to read Tang poetry and Song poetry. Father and daughter have a good relationship. Old people and young people can even help each other go out for a walk. Daughter said to protect grandpa from crossing the road; Father said he would help his granddaughter to prevent falling. I don't know which of these two statements is true, but I am particularly pleased to see these.
Because my parents are educators, they always think that my design work is very simple, just like children's games. When I got my first patent, I showed them a copy of the patent certificate, and they didn't even think what it was. They just said "Oh, good" and stopped talking about it.
Parents and modern technology are getting farther and farther away. They know the technology in books and newspapers, but they don't know much about the technology in life. Later, it was found that this is a common problem of the elderly.
My parents are really old.
At my parents' home, we will bring some food, fruits and vegetables. Although my cooking is terrible and I don't like my own cooking, my parents are very satisfied with the taste of my cooking. Perhaps, the old people's requirements for life are not high, and they will be satisfied with a little improvement.
Parents usually eat canned food, as well as tofu milk, which is oily and salty and not delicious. I throw these away every time I go home, but my wife tells them about health care and they don't listen. Mom said that she attended various training courses and spoke much better than us. However, after learning the knowledge of health care, it has not been applied to real life. Every day is like pickles, which makes people feel uncomfortable. They also said that this kind of food is an excellent food with low calorie, which helps to keep weight. Really speechless.
Now, my parents are gone. Mom is at home, mom is gone, and home is gone. These memories of the past gradually blurred and faded away.
After that, it's our turn. Although our personal skills will not be lost to young people at all, even far beyond ordinary people, in the eyes of young people, the theme of the topic is "How do you face the aging of your parents?" It should be about the same as us. I think this is a natural law.
Going far away is the only way for each of us. Do we need guidance and evaluation from others? If not, what do parents expect their children to do?
Times are different, but people's affection is eternal. Parents grow old day by day. As long as you have the heart, you should always go home and have a heart-to-heart talk with your parents. This is the best way to face it.