Parents have a huge responsibility.
Er, I guess they’re supposed to. While not all parents carry this weight on their shoulders, however they choose to raise their children (or not) ends with a huge impact on the people they become. In the long argument of nature vs. nurture, I would have to say that I think nurture has a lot to do with how a person turns out. Some people become cruel as a result of their upbringing and others become good. I was watching The Butterfly Effect the other day and it really made me think about being raised and the effects parents had on their children, as well as the results of my parents’ decisions.
While your parents teach you how to deal with troubles you come across in life, I reckon ultimately, the way you deal with obstacles is because of your nature. Some people are optimistic about failing and others prepare themselves for the worst before even taking a step outside. People are an accumulation of all their experiences, feelings, and memories. If so, wouldn’t family and parental “guidance” also be considered a factor in all this? Sometimes, parents themselves are an obstacle and an experience all on its own and that changes people and puts them on different paths.
I always thought I wanted to be a loving parent and give my children a warm, stable home. But then I suppose my children won’t go through as many challenges and as a result, become weak adults. Or should I have them grow up independent and hard, like I was forced to do? Although I did not ask for a broken home, I feel as if ultimately, it pushed me to become stronger than many of my peers around me. If I was given a choice, I probably would not have changed anything, because of the things I can handle on my own now - but is it due to my childhood that I have these walls? Or is it because of me as a person?
If parents are a piece to the puzzle called human, what kind of parent do I want to be? What kind of person do I want my child to be?
I wonder if my parents regret how I turned out.
“Mommy, I swear I wasn’t doing anything bad.”
my love for cats. ^^from too cute
