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As children, our parents made sure we ate healthy food, studied on time and slept early. But as we grow up, things slowly change, now it’s us who remind them to take care of their health. A young man from Navi Mumbai recently shared how he had to give his mother a serious reality check about looking after her health by being harsh. According to the individual, his mother suffers from joint and bone pain due to arthritis and avoids exercising after work. Inspired by a conversation with a friend whose father is paralysed, he sent his mother some serious messages, encouraging her to eat well, stay active and not ignore physiotherapy. A Son’s Wake Up Call For Health To His Mother As per the screenshot shared on Reddit, the messages read, “Please go for walks and meditate. Don’t be immobile right now. You will be immobile now and then, in the future, you will wish to be mobile again. Don’t push yourself into that situation. Nahi man hai? Fir bhi jao bahar. Kuch time ke liye jao lekin jao. Do something even though you are exhausted. Push the limits, please. Eat good. Thankfully, you do eat good food. But focus more on exercise. Go out. Every weekend go out with Tanu and have dinner there. You’ll save a lot of money next year.” “Invest everything into health. Your health. One thing that I learnt from your experience is to take care of my own health. Because I won’t ever want my children to worry about my health, and for that, I’ll have to look after my health from now onwards. Right? If you focus on your health now, if you take care of yourself now, then I will be able to focus on my career and grow more. So, focus on health more than anything,” he added. He reminded his mother to take her calcium supplements regularly and follow the doctor’s advice. He told her to spend money on things that improve her health, like physiotherapy. He said she should focus on her well-being by eating nutritious food and stepping outside for some activity or exercise, even if it feels difficult. He also mentioned that once he starts earning, he’ll happily support her in every way but all he wants in return is to see her healthy and active. In the caption, the Redditor explained, “Sent this to my mother. It might sound harsh, but she needed it. And here’s why. My mother developed age-related joint and bone pain (she has arthritis too), and yesterday, after a deep talk with one of my friends (her dad is paralysed) about family and future, I just dropped these texts to my mother. She needed it because she’s too lazy after coming from her job to go out for walks or exercise. Please, guys, ask your parents to take care of their health. It’s fucking important. I am not staying with my mom right now because I’m doing an MBA, and from next year I’ll be earning. And one thing which I realised is your career and growth opportunities are directly linked to the health of your loved ones.” Sent this to my mother ? Might sound harsh but she needed it. And here's why.. byu/Filmyboy7 inTwentiesIndia Social Media Users Share Useful Advice Reacting to the post, a user suggested, “Sign her up for a yoga group consisting of women her age. She’ll get friends plus exercise. Yoga is excellent for middle aged women.” Another shared, “Even my mom used to refuse before doing any physical activity. But then one time, I had to use some harsh words to make her understand the importance of her health. After that, she started doing exercises.” “Not at all harsh. Good work,” a comment read. An individual stated, “Everyone should be healthy. My neighbour auntie was severely overweight as she was in wheel wheelchair. One day, she had a sudden heart attack, we got the car ready but could not pick her up, we were 3 people still couldn’t as she was also unconscious. She died soon, before the ambulance came or even a local doctor.” The person who shared the post said that his mother has a very tiring routine as she wakes up early, cooks meals, leaves for work at 8:30 in the morning and returns home tired. He said that once he begins earning next year, he plans to hire a cook. He also mentioned that he’s been telling her for over a year to take a break on weekends, go out for lunch or dinner or do something relaxing, but she never listens and continues to stay home.
