Completely and Utterly Homesick

05.02.08

Posted under: Family, Life

For some reason today, a huge wave of homesickness hit me. Now I’m not the type of person to get homesick, ever. If I do, it’s a very, very rare occasion like this one. I honestly don’t know what set it off though. For the entire day, I felt hungry. I wanted something warm and something good. My solution? Progresso Clam Chowder. I ate the whole can too, which is a lot considering I normally eat only half the can at a time. But no, that didn’t work.

I kept thinking of different foods I could eat and all I could think about was my mother’s food. Of course, it’s usually not an elaborate feast or anything, but having a nice bowl of rice and some deliciously cooked meat sounded so wonderful. And since I have not learned the fine arts of cooking from my mother, I could not replicate anything of hers.

My solution? I went to a newly opened restaurant called Anh Hong (unfortunately, without proper accents) because they would serve Vietnamese food. I trusted them much more than I trusted the other Vietnamese restaurants because I know that they are a small franchise and have opened up in large Vietnamese communities.

Anyway, the food was delicious and almost satisfied my desire for my mother’s food. However, it didn’t cure my homesickness. While waiting for and eating my food, there was a large Vietnamese family in the restaurant and seeing them there just made me even more nostalgic. I decided that I had to call my parents and let them know how much I miss them and how much I love them. Hearing my dad’s voice on the other line? That helped cure my homesickness a little. It’s not enough, but it will last me until this weekend anyway.

I just don’t know what brought this on though. I normally don’t miss my parents this much and just this past week, I have been a lot more than usual. Do any of you have this level of homesickness? If so, what do you do? What is your relationship with your parents like? See, my family isn’t the most affectionate around so my calling them just to actually say the words, “I miss you” and “I love you” really meant a lot. Does your family have that kind of problem too?

Well, I’m just so lucky to have the parents that I have. I know that in the previous post, I mentioned that I may have picked up some bad habits, but that doesn’t mean I love them any less. I’m very grateful for my family and without them, I would not be the person I am today and I would not be in such a great college if it weren’t for them. My family always comes first and even now, I’m tearing up as I think so fondly of them.

Even if you aren’t part of an affectionate family, don’t forget to let them know how much you cherish and appreciate them every now and then. And yes, I do mean for you talk to them outside of the holidays.

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Michael answered:

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 @ 12:35 pm GMT-8

Uhh, maybe it’s your hormones???
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Maria announced:

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 @ 1:10 pm GMT-8

Michael,

I wish I could explain it on hormones. Then again, it would take away from the whole sentiment, wouldn’t it?
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Michael shouted:

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 @ 4:21 pm GMT-8

Hormonal imbalance could cause a lot of problems, and it’d be a domino effect. You never know…
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Julie wrote:

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 @ 8:58 pm GMT-8

I was very homesick while I was in Davis, so I do understand that. It’s just the need to be around people who care about you and a place you truly call home.
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nicoleb remarked:

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 @ 10:08 pm GMT-8

Being homesick sucks. Family homesick even more.
I eat and sleep a lot when it hits me, which is not often either

The female part of my mother’s side isn’t ver affectionate, but I warmed up with my mom in the past few years and my grandmom before she died.
We don’t say I love you very often though.

Hope you feel better soon!
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Maria remarked:

Thursday, February 7, 2008 @ 12:05 pm GMT-8

Michael,

That is true; it can have an effect, but lately, there’s nothing in my diet or my habits that suggests that hormones may play a role in all this.
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Maria answered:

Thursday, February 7, 2008 @ 12:06 pm GMT-8

Julie,

Yeah, I miss my family. It’s not that I don’t have people here who care about me, but sometimes, a good family feeling is all you need.
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Maria said:

Thursday, February 7, 2008 @ 12:07 pm GMT-8

Nicole,

You don’t have to say ‘I love you’ often; just say it enough so they know and feel loved.
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Kris shouted:

Thursday, February 7, 2008 @ 3:47 pm GMT-8

Aw, I’ve been homesick before too. It really stinks. Sometimes you just need to call home and say “Hey, I miss you guys, what’s up over there.” Just to hear their voice usually helps. Hope you cheer up soon!
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Mari declared:

Thursday, February 7, 2008 @ 11:03 pm GMT-8

It’s kinda hard for me to get homesick nowadays because I’m practically never away from home.

Maybe that whole deal around the holidays triggered it? Sometimes having a disagreement can make you want to be around your family even more. It’s weird, but it does happen.

You made me realize, even though I’m home just about all the time, I never really talk to my family except when we’re fighting over who gets the last cookie or watching movies or trying to remember some random trivia bit without having to use the Internet.
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Nano typed:

Friday, February 8, 2008 @ 8:53 pm GMT-8

Poor thing, I’d feel the say way if I was abroad.
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Phoebe responded:

Saturday, February 9, 2008 @ 5:31 am GMT-8

I’ve never been homesick. Probably because I’m too young to venture out from home. When I go to college, I’ll probably be dying for my mom’s food.
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Justin declared:

Saturday, February 9, 2008 @ 10:38 am GMT-8

I don’t know, my family is an over affectionate latino family and all we do is call and call and call. When I moved out the first time, my mother almost died. In my family you don’t leave for school, you only leave when you get married (sorry, I’m gay!) and even when you do someone takes the parents with them.
I hope you’re feeling better than the homesickness doesn’t get the best of you. At least you had the good food that almost made up for your mother’s home cooking.
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