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My Lovely Family

My family is a really fun and warm family to be with, we promised each other that wherever we go, all of us would go together. Of course, that promise can’t be entirely fulfilled, but we would go together during special occasions like new year's. We would have Saturdays together, because it’s the day that everyone is free, but since then, we were always locked in our house, never letting anyone in or out, Saturdays turned boring.

Before Covid, we would go to malls every Saturday and just walk around the mall or watch a movie. My family really loves watching movies together, especially my dad, he would invite us to the movies whenever he gets the chance, he even buys CDs just to collect them. When I was young, he would buy CDs every day and I would watch with him and my cousin until late at night. The movies we usually watched would be action movies because I am a scaredy cat that doesn’t like horror movies, so he bravely watched alone while I went to watch Thai dramas with my mom. My mom isn’t really into any movies, even though they are popular, she would only watch what interested her, and I wasn’t really picky, so I just watched with her.

There was this one Thai drama that was really popular and interesting that I watched with my mom and my cousin, we all cried happy tears silently at the end and my dad would make fun of us, but mostly my mom, at how she cries. But in reality, my mom, cousin, and I would cry the same way, we would cry silently as we wipe the tears that rolled down our faces, but I’ve never really seen my dad cry ever. This shows that our family is quite warm and close since we are comfortable to cry in front of each other, while my dad is like the pole of the house, he acts strong and reliable and I really admire him for that. When we were all in a car together, my mom and dad would usually argue, whether it be about the parking lot or the directions, they would even shout at each other sometimes, but eventually, they would make up. My parents would fight a lot like a normal married couple, but they would also tease each other like a newlywed couple, they would listen to my requests very carefully and just go along with whatever I wanted, even though they might not agree with it, just because I’m their only child.

People would say that I looked like my dad when I was younger, and looking back now, I really did look like my dad because I leaned more towards the Chinese side. But now, people would say that I look like my mom, though I don’t see the resemblance yet, but I’m certain I look less than my dad now. People can tell that these two people are really my parents because I have the nose and eyebrows of my dad, but mouth and eyes like my mom. They also often say that we are a really happy family.

The way everyone laughs in the car, at the dining table, or when shopping, feels really warm and lovely, I would smile and laugh often when I’m with my family, it’s where I feel the most comfortable and safest even though there are arguments and misunderstandings sometimes, we always talk to each other and sort things out.


During the time that I wrote this piece of work, I was able to go back and remember all the good little things about my family. I've also go the opportunity to see what has changed over these past few years and how we've grown closer to each other more than ever before.

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