Contemplations

 I am sure everyone is aware of what disrespect means but just to break it down; disrespect is  1) to treat without respect 2) show or express contempt or rudeness 3) low regard for someone or something. 4) to disrespect someone is to act in an insulting way towards them. 5) It is actually the exact opposite of respect by acting rude, impolite or offensive. I am sure all of us have witnessed it somewhere / sometime.Being disrespected is definately not a part of healthy relationships. Let me give you an example of disrespect  in a form of put down. Radha and Ashok have been married for a while and Ashok knows that Radha always wanted to become a doctor but could not for some reasons. While they are out for dinner with the extended family, Ashok says a mean joke suggesting Radha was not smart enough to become a doctor which causes Radha to be embarrassed. (Now simply replace becoming a doctor with anything else). And that's a put down which in turn is huge part of disrespec...

I completely believe in the above sentence. From the time we are born, to everything that we do and become, our parents contribution is invaluable to our very being. I personally cannot remember a single time or incident when I have felt the need for any kind of support from my parents and it went missing.    Now with the parents getting older, the roles are being being reversed. So the question that we as care givers, need to ask ourselves is Why do we need to take care of our parents ?? There are a lot of reasons but a few that I can think of are as follows ;  1) Without them, we would not even be there. Parents love is the purest form of love that there is and taking care of them is giving back all the love and effort, understanding and compassion, they showered us with, while raising us. Caring for them is also our expression of love and affection for them.  2) Social Support - Isolate them and make them more prone and susceptible to negative emotions and b...