Posted by: arahat September 27, 2010
SAD AND CONFUSED
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I know it's easy to say, but hard to accept. I'd say, just move on and learn from the things. Get into relationship and give as much as love possible to your own kids, but don't spoil them. Every parents are not good to their children. I knew that after reading crime stories here. Feel lucky that you're not orphan and had a very loving father and you weren't abused when you were kid. I've read parents killing their own kids, or beating them severely even to the ones as young as infants; locking them in closets for several hours (2 out of 4 died in a closet; news from last week) or even starving the kids to death or other kinds of physical abuse. Even in Nepal, in some parts, parents basically sell their kids to to pimps or as 'kamalaris'. Gender discrimination among the kids are still not rare in Nepal. I've seen the cases of the parents alienating the kids for the rest of life for not marrying the girl or boy of their choice. Here also, kids get caught up in parent's divorce.

I won't also agree of not sending money to your parents to get even. Have some forgiveness. Afterall, they raised you, gave you good education and moral values. Of course, they were not perfect. As you already know the value of relationship, seek a strong bond with your partner and it'll help you cope with the current situation.

I watched one korean movie named "breathless"; it was very violent for the beatings and the language. It was about the family problems and the relationship between parents and kids especially the abusive father. Please read the review before watching it; you might get offended. I don't want to spoil by telling the story; but I liked the climax. The situations there was totally different, but in a bigger context it gives some message.

In ancient Mahabharat also there was a short story related with this kind of incident. When the family was in some sort of banbas, they need to send their kid to feed the devil (Rachyas) and send the one the least liked by their parent. I forgot the complete story.

My point is move on. Don't think about it too much. If you can, please help the elderly people in Nepal abandoned by their kids. 
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