MY PERFECT CHRISTMAS / MI NAVIDAD PERFECTA

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When they say family is life, it's not just because of the joy that comes with having one's family around, it's also about the sorrows they all go through together. The last time I really got to be with my family and we had a family time out together was in 2021. This was because I had to relocate from the city they resided because it was far away from my school, now that I am done with school, I should go back home right, but no, I need to ensure that I am also financially stable so that my going back doesn't make me a burden they will have to bear.

Christmas is around the corner, and they will be hoping I will come home to celebrate with them, but I have other plans instead which I'm quite certain they wouldn't like. They haven't seen me physically since February when I went home last, but then again I would want my going back to be more fulfilling than it would have been if I should go for this Christmas celebration. Not as though the last Christmas was bad or that we weren't together, but I didn't think it was fulfilling as I had a lot of financial expenses to deal with in school, so my attention was divided as so was my resources.

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I wouldn't want to leave all the burden of the festive celebration on them so instead of going physically, I will prefer sending them more than enough to enjoy the festive celebration while I work towards a better Christmas celebration next year. Because of the economic situation of my country transportation from my resident state to my home state where my family reside is very high, and going there would mean I will be short on enough resources to help them with their financial burdens, so instead I will add up my transportation expenses so they can add to whatever they have and celebrate better in this festive season.

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I have often fantasized on what I would do to make this Christmas different for my family assuming I wasn't having heavy financial burdens to sort out, or I was having more than enough to sort them out and still make my family happy enough. For a start the thought of sending them like 150,000 naira (about $150) seems really nice. This would mean they wouldn't have to bother about carrying the burden of the festive season. My parents would be free to spend whatever they have as they wish. Then going home for the festive season, I will be going with a lot of goodies intending to get some really good household provisions which will cost about 30,000 naira (currently about $30).

After going through all these, the next thing will be taking my siblings shopping which would require another $100 at least for my sister and three brothers. What a fantasy this is right, just so it's understandable why I can't just zoom off home this festive season because they miss me. I also miss them too, a lot actually, but I think if I'm going to be making my dream a dreem, I would need to work towards it in 2024. Getting a personal PC for work will be and dreem for me, which would have made my perfect dreem space.

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Cuando dicen que la familia es vida, no es solo por la alegría que conlleva tener a la familia cerca, sino también por las penas que todos atraviesan juntos. La última vez que realmente pude estar con mi familia y pasamos un tiempo juntos en familia fue en 2021. Esto se debió a que tuve que mudarme de la ciudad en la que residían porque estaba muy lejos de mi escuela, ahora que terminé la escuela, debería volver a casa bien, pero no, necesito asegurarme de que también soy financieramente estable para que mi regreso no me convierta en una carga que ellos tendrán que soportar.

La Navidad está a la vuelta de la esquina, y esperarán que vuelva a casa para celebrar con ellos, pero tengo otros planes que estoy bastante seguro de que no les gustarán. No me han visto físicamente desde febrero, cuando volví a casa por última vez, pero, de nuevo, me gustaría que mi regreso fuera más satisfactorio de lo que hubiera sido si hubiera ido a esta celebración navideña. No es que la última Navidad fuera mala o que no estuviéramos juntos, pero no pensé que fuera satisfactoria ya que tenía muchos gastos financieros con los que lidiar en la escuela, así que mi atención estaba dividida al igual que mis recursos.

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No querría dejarles toda la carga de la celebración festiva, así que en lugar de ir físicamente, preferiré enviarles más que suficiente para disfrutar de la celebración festiva mientras trabajo para lograr una mejor celebración navideña el próximo año. Debido a la situación económica de mi país, el transporte desde mi estado de residencia hasta mi estado de origen, donde reside mi familia, es muy alto, e ir allí significaría que tendré pocos recursos suficientes para ayudarlos con sus cargas financieras, así que, en cambio, sumaré mis gastos de transporte para que puedan agregar a lo que tengan y celebrar mejor en esta temporada festiva.

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A menudo he fantaseado con lo que haría para que esta Navidad fuera diferente para mi familia, asumiendo que no tenía grandes cargas financieras que resolver, o que tenía más que suficiente para solucionarlas y aún así hacer que mi familia fuera lo suficientemente feliz. Para empezar, la idea de enviarles como 150.000 nairas (alrededor de 150 dólares) parece realmente agradable. Esto significaría que no tendrían que preocuparse por llevar la carga de la temporada festiva. Mis padres serían libres de gastar lo que tengan como quieran. Luego, al regresar a casa para la temporada festiva, iré con muchas golosinas con la intención de obtener algunas provisiones domésticas realmente buenas que costarán alrededor de 30,000 nairas (actualmente alrededor de $30).

Después de pasar por todo esto, lo siguiente será llevar a mis hermanos de compras, lo que requeriría otros0 100 al menos para mi hermana y mis tres hermanos. Qué fantasía, esto es correcto, solo para que sea comprensible por qué no puedo alejarme de casa en esta temporada festiva porque me extrañan. También los extraño, mucho en realidad, pero creo que si voy a hacer realidad mi sueño, necesitaría trabajar para lograrlo en 2024. Conseguir una PC personal para el trabajo será un sueño para mí, lo que habría hecho mi espacio dreem perfecto.

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I concur to this idea of sending finance to traveling. Transportation fare now is something else especially when you're living very far.
If you calculate it well, they'll appreciate it more when you send the money you were to use for transportation than just going there and acting stingy 😄

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Spending time with family is a favourite place to be at, sometimes making difficult choices like staying away from your family during the festive season because of financial burdens is not easy, I hope you meet up your goals and treat your family as you desire. May your dreem come to pass?

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Hmmm well some people do ask Love or freedom which do you prefer. for me I would basically go for "Freedom"

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oh, Kelvin 😔 This post... I'm sorry that you are not going to spend Christmas with your family. You know, if my brother was staying away because he felt he didn't have the resources to bring gifts, I would say... the only gift I want is to spend time with you. Children really would prefer adults to be present with them as opposed to giving presents to them. Their joy is so much more amplified. I say... life is too short to worry about whether you have enough to give; believe that you are enough in yourself. If you have the transport fees, just go and make your Christmas dreem come true this year. Buy them each a bar of candy if you have the money and feel like they need something on Christmas day from you. Big !Hug

I dropped in from Dreemport this evening.

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