Lonely House
By YoghurtGal
@flapiz (22402)
United Kingdom
July 23, 2019 7:31am CST
The thing about a big house is you can feel twice as lonely as a small one. Today my dad left for a seminar and my grandparents decided to go to their old house to tend to some matters. My brother is deployed and travelling around Japan while my sister is in Manila.
So there are just 4 people in the house. My mum, me, our house help and our working student. It wasn’t so lonely around dinner as we were all in one table. But now that the 2 workers have retreated to their rooms my mum and I can feel the lonely vibe. I like the peace and quiet but I feel like it’s too quiet.
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@flapiz (22402)
• United Kingdom
23 Jul 19
That is true but seeing so much space where people used to sit and laugh is a bit disheartening. Unlike in a small apartment where you are used to not having so many people fit in where you kind of expect it.
Also a small apartment tends to bring people together in one area as there’s not much space so more human interactions in that sense.
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@flapiz (22402)
• United Kingdom
23 Jul 19
@mrki444 Well that is true I guess I’m just not used to seeing the house so empty and quiet at this time of day. I feel isolated. When I feel like this in Australia I go out and hang out with friends but here I can’t because we live in the mountains.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
23 Jul 19
With your big house, I guess there are other unseen residents hehehe!
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@flapiz (22402)
• United Kingdom
23 Jul 19
@sunrisefan Hahaha I hope they are termites you are referring not white ladies 
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
23 Jul 19
@flapiz Still they come with the lumber hehehe!
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
23 Jul 19
Before when I was a kid, I wanted to have a big house so that my Brothers and their Families can still live with us. But too bad we only have a medium house with two rooms, my parents room was given to my 2nd Brother for his family to live. They just live beside us. And we live where most of out neighbors are our relatives. So never a dull moments here around.
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@flapiz (22402)
• United Kingdom
24 Jul 19
@JustBhem But that’s how we Filipinos are. There was a documentary blaming our close family ties for our lack of financial stability. Because we tend to shoulder everyone’s burden. So we can’t invest for ourselves.
Some even were unable to marry because too busy providing for the family even to the last niece and nephew.
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@Bullshark (3477)
• Netherlands
24 Jul 19
I wish your boyfriend would stop playing video games and pay more attention to you especially when times get lonely... 
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@flapiz (22402)
• United Kingdom
25 Jul 19
@Bullshark It’s the time of week when he goes to Valence to watch everything in the cinema. I’d rather he does this than be always indoors playing video games.
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@birjudanak (14319)
• India
2 Aug 19
it means you have a value of family and as we daily do dinner together and even one person missing still we feel their absence. lots of people live in your home and its great to see that taking dinner together. yes, we need space for relaxation but not much space.
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@birjudanak (14319)
• India
3 Aug 19
@flapiz it's really nice to take one of meal or dinner take together because that we can know each other well and daily update and it will increase our inner power for family more.
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@flapiz (22402)
• United Kingdom
3 Aug 19
@birjudanak Yep more cooperation and more understanding towards each other
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
23 Jul 19
Being alone can either be solitude or loneliness. Pick one (wink)
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
23 Jul 19
@flapiz Ha ha yes. Just need a little getting used to.
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