Posted by: hurray June 7, 2014
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Ambrosia,
You can't call a parent amazing just because they work hard to pay off their kids' tution and provide them with other material things. I know many parents who did that and luckly their kids are comfortable (financial speaking) today. But I don't see much connection between them. Whereas I also know other parents who were relatively poor and could not afford much. But they spent a good amount of time with their kids, played with them are were part of their lives. These kids today may not be financial rich but they seem a lot happier and have a deeper connection with their parents that I don't see with richer kids.
And as for Metta's story, I am sorry but what the heck was the mom doing not telling her son that he got one of his eyes from her. Why did she have to hold it until her death? Secrets in a family, no matter how tiny can ruin a family.
We are all stupid when we are young, especially when we are teenagers. There were times during my teenage years where I was ashamed of my parents. I didn't want to go shopping with my mom when I was 14 and be seen by my friends. Neither did I want my dad around when my friends came over. My parents were not very open minded and always looked at me suspiciously. I am sure a lot of us share similar kind of stories. This is true even in western world. Teenage years are the worst and we are most venerable at this time of life. So yes we do and say stupid things even to our parents.
But if we have been raised properly by our parents, this phase fades away with time and when we become adult, we come to realise the love we have for our parents. And this does make us regret what we might have said to our parents when we were younger. But if this continues even into our adulthood and beyond, like in the story of Maya, then something must have gone wrong in our bringing up.
You can't call a parent amazing just because they work hard to pay off their kids' tution and provide them with other material things. I know many parents who did that and luckly their kids are comfortable (financial speaking) today. But I don't see much connection between them. Whereas I also know other parents who were relatively poor and could not afford much. But they spent a good amount of time with their kids, played with them are were part of their lives. These kids today may not be financial rich but they seem a lot happier and have a deeper connection with their parents that I don't see with richer kids.
And as for Metta's story, I am sorry but what the heck was the mom doing not telling her son that he got one of his eyes from her. Why did she have to hold it until her death? Secrets in a family, no matter how tiny can ruin a family.
We are all stupid when we are young, especially when we are teenagers. There were times during my teenage years where I was ashamed of my parents. I didn't want to go shopping with my mom when I was 14 and be seen by my friends. Neither did I want my dad around when my friends came over. My parents were not very open minded and always looked at me suspiciously. I am sure a lot of us share similar kind of stories. This is true even in western world. Teenage years are the worst and we are most venerable at this time of life. So yes we do and say stupid things even to our parents.
But if we have been raised properly by our parents, this phase fades away with time and when we become adult, we come to realise the love we have for our parents. And this does make us regret what we might have said to our parents when we were younger. But if this continues even into our adulthood and beyond, like in the story of Maya, then something must have gone wrong in our bringing up.