Generally wait kills me. It is like bugsnagging at my body and I have no way out. But in only one occasion among all the experiences, I felt like a million dollars after waiting for a long time.
It occurred on my mother’s birthday last month. All my family members came to an agreement that we celebrated herbirthday together. To bring her a surprise: my father, younger brother and I decided to go to her school to pick her up after work. Unfortunately, she didn’tappear after school. Her students told us that several parents are there having some talk about their children, and it might take another two hours to finish.So what we can do is wait in the car. As time went on, the atmosphere in thecar became more and more embarrassing. To tell the truth, both my brother and I didn’t feel so comfortable about our father. He seldom returned home for dinner or talked with us, and we found that there had been fewer and fewer common topics between us.
Suddenly, my father, who always wears a poker face, advised us to play cards to kill time. Though reluctantly, Iagreed. To my surprise, my parents played so well that I had to focus to win and gradually became buried in it. As time went on, we were totally relaxed and started to make fun of each other. What’s more, we actually had some real talkabout my college life and share our opinions on some current events whileplaying. The added bonus is that we had more common grounds than expected. Threehours passed quickly. By the time our car started again, I still had not yet with drawn myself from the play-and-talk joy.
Although we went home later than originally scheduled,I felt pleasant because the distance between my father and us was less. Family relations are more important than all other relationships. As long as we can open our minds, our family relations will be better.
