Comments on: Life’s little questions http://thedyc.org/blog/lifes-little-questions/ Empowering youth for complete and transformed individuals of tomorrow ! Thu, 10 May 2012 18:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Administrator http://thedyc.org/blog/lifes-little-questions/#comment-4828 Administrator Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:29:54 +0000 http://thedyc.org/blog/?p=1361#comment-4828 Love the realism in this article too. I always enjoy it when people write about stuff that is realistic and close to their hearts. Our parents often send us on guilt trips based on some or total nonsense. Parents also resort to "Emotional Blackmail" at times. How stupid of them to do that with their own children , because what you do is what you teach. Unless our parents want us to learn all of that as well, it is plain stupid. Indian families lack straight and proactive talk among family members. Our "Great Indian Culture" further supports this and sends children on guilt trips too. Decisions based purely on emotions do little or nothing if not messing things further. Also as parents( India parents at least ) we'd really like to see our kids serve us really well as we grow old or maybe earlier on also, as soon they start earning ! The definition of "serve" here is really twisted. I do want to go into details of what our parent's expect of us when we start earning and when they grow old - "HOW THEY WANT TO BE SERVED" , but that will be too long for a commment ( which already is a small article in itself by now, as I see it ) In many ways our parents are unfair in their attitudes and actions towards us. Raising a child is a responsibility, not a favour. We were born because they decided to bring us to this this world. Not to forget not all parents are the same. We have some solid gold in India as well. But sadly , few. I am going to be a parent too and I am awed by the challenge that I see ahead. Back to the artilce - I don't really know Guddu's situation here and so I refrain from hasty words. But it must not be easy at all for him, that's what I feel. Love the realism in this article too. I always enjoy it when people write about stuff that is realistic and close to their hearts.
Our parents often send us on guilt trips based on some or total nonsense. Parents also resort to “Emotional Blackmail” at times.
How stupid of them to do that with their own children , because what you do is what you teach. Unless our parents want us to learn all of that as well, it is plain stupid.
Indian families lack straight and proactive talk among family members. Our “Great Indian Culture” further supports this and sends children on guilt trips too.
Decisions based purely on emotions do little or nothing if not messing things further.
Also as parents( India parents at least ) we’d really like to see our kids serve us really well as we grow old or maybe earlier on also, as soon they start earning ! The definition of “serve” here is really twisted. I do want to go into details of what our parent’s expect of us when we start earning and when they grow old – “HOW THEY WANT TO BE SERVED” , but that will be too long for a commment ( which already is a small article in itself by now, as I see it )
In many ways our parents are unfair in their attitudes and actions towards us.
Raising a child is a responsibility, not a favour.
We were born because they decided to bring us to this this world.
Not to forget not all parents are the same. We have some solid gold in India as well. But sadly , few. I am going to be a parent too and I am awed by the challenge that I see ahead.
Back to the artilce -
I don’t really know Guddu’s situation here and so I refrain from hasty words. But it must not be easy at all for him, that’s what I feel.

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