A popular question in Interviews: Share about your failure experience and what you learn about

This article I wrote was inspired by an article: Before Interviews, you need to think through these questions.

I think the biggest failure I have ever made is that I abandoned my mother one time.

When I was a high schooler, I did not like to back home. At that time, my dad already moved to Vietnam for a job reason. On the other hand, my brother was studying in California, US, not in Taiwan as well. 

My mom was always alone at home and ate dinners by herself. I did not know her situation at that time. The only thing I knew was she was always angry at me and I felt so stressful to back home.  As the result, I always stayed in a sister house and studied at there instead back to my home.

I did not know she faced a lot of discrimination and loneliness in her company.

One time, the day was my birthday. I did not back to my home on time. I still backed to my home late. When I back home, I saw a birthday cake on the table in our living room. I did not know what I have done.

I also felt my mom mental situation was not great during that time.

After a half year, my mom moved to Vietnam. She found a job opportunity at there and she could take care of my dad as well.

After I stayed in a sister house, I started to think a lot about what my mom felt at that time and the definition of a home. 

I feel so sorry to her. And i want to say sorry to her and say I love you.

What did I learn from this experience?

I learned that I should show up if my family needs me, especially my mom.

They need our accompany and care.

I cannot allow the same thing happen again.

That is the reason I back to Vietnam from US.