I grew up
with very extreme traditional examples of what a mother and a father’s roles
were. The fathers being a strong protective and disciplinary figure while the
mothers being in a more nurturing and caring. These traits are perfectly normal,
if they are at the right amount. During my childhood it wasn't, but I didn't know that. Although this is a very
personal matter for me which I won’t go into many details and most of you may
not be interested, I have to write about it.
My mother grew
up poor in a small village with a loving family. She always told me that they
never had violent arguments. I think this attributed to many things about her
parenting. She gave us love but not
discipline. My father on the other hand was completely different…
He had grown
up in a strictly religious family where his father had verbally and physically
abused him often. My grandfather never showed any sort of affection towards his
children as he thought that it would spoil them. My father also has trouble showing his love
towards us and sometimes does it violently (maybe) without meaning it.
Now imagine
these two people getting married and having children. The reason I’m writing this is because of
current events in my life have made me question. What are the roles of parent?
Does each parent have a different role? And etc.
My opinion
on this is that, not everyone should have children. Physical well being or just
being able to reproduce shouldn't be enough. You should be mentally prepared
and healthy for when that child comes. In my experience, both of my parents had
light to severe psychological problems. And so, I also have these problems. But
these problems can be fixed. Think
before you have children, it’s not just your own life you’re affecting…
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