Lack of love from relatives
Problem and Solution: Lack of Love from Relatives
First person
Name: Elena Brooks
Occupation: Primary school teacher
Country and city: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Elena wrote:
I'm Elena, a primary school teacher from Cardiff. Life is pretty straightforward - busy with young students in the morning, home in the afternoon, then quiet evenings.
My parents have been separated for a long time, my brothers are busy with their own lives. There was a time when on family occasions like Eid, we would all sit together, laugh, argue—everything was lively.
But now it's as if everyone is just 'different'. I call, the time doesn't match. I send messages, the scene happens - no answer comes.
To be honest, I often feel alone. Sometimes I wonder if I've just become a forgotten page in the family story.
Solution from Askly Help:
When family moves away, turn yourself into a loving home.
Dear Elena,
your feelings seem to have come silently and touched my heart. Because it is a silent loneliness, which is not visible from the outside, but slowly accumulates inside.
1. Family is not just about blood relations
The word family is much more than a place of feeling. There are many people around us who may not be relatives, but with a sincere word, a smile, or a helping hand, can reach the place of our 'family'.
There may be someone among your students who sees you as just that 'family' person.
2. There is a silent distance between expectations and reality.
We often hope that those who love us will give us time. But today's busyness, technology-dependent life, personal struggles - all of that time is lost.
This doesn't mean they've forgotten you, but maybe they're so stuck inside themselves that they can't get out.
You show your love. You can awaken the humanity in someone if you want—with a phone call, a coffee, or just a simple 'I'm here', relationships can be restarted.
3. Keep your mind open to light in solitude.
If you can, make your time a little warmer. Maybe volunteer at a charity, do some art, or join a book club—a place where people talk from the heart, build relationships.
What you consider "emptiness" now may become a "window of light" tomorrow.
4. Relationships aren't about one-sided giving—sometimes you have to pull yourself together a little.
Give others a chance to come to you again. Instead of putting pressure on them, be there for them in a way that makes them know that Elena is still the same warm person.
Last words:
Elena,
you are not lost. You are just covered in the dust of time. Love is never lost—it just sometimes falls asleep. You are the light that can rekindle the old flame.
Even though you are alone, you are not without love. You yourself are a lonely, yet warm refuge of love.
Love always comes back, if you keep the door open.
— Askly Help