Coming from an Asian household where firm parenting is a given and ingrained in the culture, I find this post very important. There have been times when the greatest amount of stress has come from my family when in fact I feel as though your family should be the one taking stress away. It's always easiest to be harsh to the ones closest to you because you're comfortable with them. Your post helped me to remember that I should never take anyone for granted and that I should treasure and show the most attention to those closest to me.