I Was So Ashamed, But....
By jaishankar
@Shivram59 (50141)
India
March 9, 2026 12:36pm CST
Today I couldn't go out for my early morning walk. I couldn't get up at 5 a.m..When I got up, it was 12.40 p.m.
Actually I was very very tired. Completely exhausted. Last evening we had walked to a park 20 kms from our place. By the time we got back home, it was 1.45 a.m..
I headed to bed and slept within seconds
Today morning I got up too late. The time was 12,40 a.m.
I took a bath hurriedly and rushed to open the shop.
I found it already open. My father was managing the shop. I was so ashamed to face him. He saw me, smiled and said only three worlds, " It happens, my son. No problem."
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9 responses
@Ineeddentures (33873)
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9 Mar
It does happen
Quite often and to many people
Your father was correct.
If you didn't get home until 1.45am
Why did you even bother going to bed?
Maybe you should have simply stayed up and then gone to work at 5am
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@Shivram59 (50141)
• India
10 Mar
Thank you.My father is very kind and polite. Very understanding. So is my mother. They never scold me.They know I don't do anything deliverately that might hurt them.
I'm so fortunate to have such kind, understanding parents.
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@Ineeddentures (33873)
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10 Mar
@Shivram59
You are fortunate
My mother is a ......
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@Shivram59 (50141)
• India
10 Mar
@Ineeddentures 
What do you mean. Your mother is a ....wha?? Is she very old and weak ??
What do you mean. Your mother is a ....wha?? Is she very old and weak ??2 people like this
@luisadannointed (11842)
• Philippines
9 Mar
I am happy that you have a very understanding father.
I hope you don't dwell of this situation. It really happens sometimes. God bless.
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@Shivram59 (50141)
• India
9 Mar
Thank you. When I saw my 80 year old father working hard at the shop, I was very much embarassed. It never happens.Everyday I get up
early in the morning, leave for a long walk and back home manage the shop. Last evening I and my friends walked more than 20 kms and got completely exhausted.
I assure you, it will never happen again.
early in the morning, leave for a long walk and back home manage the shop. Last evening I and my friends walked more than 20 kms and got completely exhausted.
I assure you, it will never happen again.1 person likes this
@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
9 Mar
Glad to know that you have such a great and understanding father!
It does happens when we are very exhausted.
You walked a really long distance!
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
11 Mar
@Shivram59
You are quite blessed to have such parents.
It is a rarity.
@Shivram59 (50141)
• India
9 Mar
Thank you. I can't recall the time when my parents scolded me. My father and my mother both are very sensitive, soft spoken persons. They talk in the same way while talking to the poorest man in the town who lives two kms away from our place.
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@sjvg1976 (42727)
• Delhi, India
10 Mar
@Shivram59 It's not easy for a person of 80 years to manage a shop alone. I appreciate your father for it.
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@Shivram59 (50141)
• India
10 Mar
Thank you. Yes, I was very very tired .Otherwise I get up at 4 a.m.every morning. My father had nuloticed that I returned home too late last night. Thatsywhy he asked my wife not to wake me up and let me sleep. He went to the shop and managed the shop till around 1 p.m.
I saw him working hard there and was shocked.
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@Shivram59 (50141)
• India
10 Mar
@sjvg1976 My father had been a very hard worker since when he was young. I have his old photos in which he looks like s wrestler.
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@DaddyEvil (174232)
• United States
10 Mar
Your dad is a kind and understanding man.
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Is it night the@Shivram59 (50141)
• India
10 Mar
Thank you,my friend. He is very kind, soft spoken and generous by nature. So is my mom.They never scold me if sometimes I do something wrong. They know I don't anything that might hurt them. They leven talk the poorest man who lives about two kms away from my place, very politely.
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
12 Mar
@Shivram59 That’s how it should be. You’re very lucky.
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@Shivram59 (50141)
• India
12 Mar
Thank you. My father, and my mother also, are very loving, caring and understanding. They never scold me. Both are very soft spoken, polite and disciplined
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@Shivram59 (50141)
• India
9 Mar
Thank you, my friend. You are right. I have a very loving father and a loving mother. They know I'm not lazy. I overslept last night because I was very tired. Walking 20 kms and as many kms back is an exhausting work. I was completely exhausted. I didn't even have my dinner, fell on bed and got fast asleep within seconds.
In the morning it was shocking to seebmy old father working hard at the shop. But my father patted on my back and smiled saying," it happens, my son."
After an hour I found my father reading s book.
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@Shivram59 (50141)
• India
10 Mar
Thank you. Yes, he is very kind and understanding. Very polite. So is my mom. They never scold me. He understands I never do anything wrong deliberately. They never get angry not only with me, but any other person.
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@valherma00 (3739)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
16 Mar
i understand the feeling but i agree with your father. we are not machines and thigns like that sometimes happen.
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@Shivram59 (50141)
• India
17 Mar
Thank you. He just patted my back and said, "It happens." Now on I'll never do anything like that
