I dont know how to feel in front of my mom when she explains to me that she’s having surgery and that she may have cancer as well. I wanna say loving things to her that i know would make her tear up but i feel like thats the equivalent of saying my goodbyes before she possibly dies. I haven’t acted worried in front of her lately and its because i want her to know i believe everything will be alright. She will die someday just like everyone else on Earth but I don’t want it to be soon so I am acting like there’s no risk. But i know for certain that there is a chance that she could die within the next few years, maybe months. And this is why i feel guilty for not showing her how worried i am. I kinda got mad at her a couple days ago because of how she kept talking like she was already dead. She was mentioning how she wanted her coffin to look like. And that’s when i sort of raised my voice and told her not to talk like that. I told her that she was strong and that she doesnt know for a fact that this will kill her yet. I don’t think i can handle the burial scene too well. If i dont show up for that day its not out of hate but rather out of fear. It especially frustrates me knowing how all my 5 siblings will feel. I’ve never seen my oldest brother cry and i dont want to. I dont wanna be seen crying neither when it does happen. Hopefully my family members don’t take it the wrong way when she takes her last breath and i struggle to hold back my tears. It’s not that i aint sad, its just that i wanna be strong for her when she dies. Sometimes i wish I didnt have such a big family cuz I know they’re all gonna die. I know we’re not immortal but still…life seems short for what it is. I hope i die before all my brothers do.
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You are only 21 right? What is she getting surgery for? That would be terrible to lose your mom. She will survive surgery for sure. It’s just something she has to get used to complying with the treatment and such.