父が退院し、母の誕生日が近いこともあって、週末に帰省しました。二人を喜ばせるためというよりは、二人の顔を見て自分が安心したかったというのが正直なところ。親孝行のつもりで、私が運転して食事に連れて行ったら、支払いは母が済ませてくれました。帰り道、うっかり信号無視で切符を切られたら、こちらは父が同情して罰金分を援助してくれました。なんだか自分にがっかりです。
Was Not My Intention…
I visited my parents this weekend since my father came out
of the hospital and my mother’s birthday was coming up. It may be more accurate
to say that I wanted to see them to comfort myself rather than wanting to
please them. I took them out for lunch to be a good daughter, but my mother
paid for it. Then, on our way back, I missed stopping at a red light and got a
ticket. My father gave me some money for the fine. I felt disappointed with
myself.