Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Do parents know best?
From the time you were born, until the time you went to primary school, until the time you went to secondary school, who were always with you all along? Who gave you money? Who took care of you when you are sick? Who lent support to you when you need help? Who give you love? Without parents, do you think you will be what you are today? Well of course, all these contributions comes from our parents and they always wanted to give us what is best for us.
For me, parents are my everything. As i mention earlier, without parents we are nothing. Cherish your own parents, don't regret when you lost your love ones. If i see a gap in between me and my parents, i will try mend it. They tried their best to understand me, i should also play my part in trying to understand them. Sometimes parents does make decision for me. Even though i don't like it, i try to appreciate their care towards me. They want to give us the best, not the worst. They will never intend to harm us.
Many teenagers will think that parents don't know them, don't understand them. But think back, did they voice out what they want? Not many will. They will think its so 'uncool' to voice out what they want from their parents. The only time they will start to ask for what they want is when they are short of money. Teenagers nowadays spend more time with their friends than with their parents. That's shows why parents do not get what their child wants. Of course, we can't put all the blame on teenagers. Parents still make mistakes. In this new era, many parents put their work first before their children. But these parents think that if they earn more money, they can make their children even happier.
Be rude to parents is intolerant. I always find no reasons why should we be rude to parents. We are living organisms, we have brain, we can think, and we always have a choice to choose for. But why choose to be rude? Can't we solve it peacefully? It's so easy. Just relax and sit down together with your parents and talk over it nicely. There is no need to shout, scream or scold. Building relationship between us and parents are easy too. Parents can do their part by getting home early and have a family dinner together. We can also do our part by spending more time with parents than with friends. Public holidays are the best for family activities. So why not plan some activities, like going swimming together, go for movies together or even go for a family picnic.
As teenagers, most of us are unable to share or discuss personal issue with our parents. Most of us will rather discuss it with our good friends or cousins. But we can always treat our parents as our best friends. They will be glad if we could share and discuss our personal issue with them, and they will be always be helpful too. What they go through in life and what their experiences in life are even more than the rice we eat, of course they will give us the best solutions for our problems. So in conclusion, i think that approaching our own parents is the best choice to make and they will always give us the best solution.
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