filial piety?

today we celebrated my grandma's 70th birthday.

or rather, supposed to celebrate.

in my family, when we say celebrate, it's usually juz a simple family gathering with food and wine.

that's perfectly fine with me. i mean, being simple families, what more do you expect?in fact, i pretty like that.

except for the fact that everytime we go for such gatherings, someone'll end up in a bad mood.

and usually, it's him.

just like today.

i just don't understand why in the world does he bother to put up a front. he does all the things expected of a son.he organize, he buy, he pay, he appears.

but he doesn't participate.

i mean, i'll give him the benefit of the doubt. he is a nice person to hang around with during SOME gatherings, but not always.

granted. today he was tired. but does that give him the right to pull a long face and sit in a corner sulking and start glaring at my brothers and me?i mean, come on. stop trying to act the filial son when all you think about is yourself-how you'll be affected, how people will think of you.

if you're so unwilling to be around some people and you are so unwilling to stay and allow your own MOTHER enjoy some peaceful times without any unhappiness. please, don't bother to put on the front. no one will be grateful to you for destroying their day.