Do parents really know best?
By Cryne28
@Cryne28 (74)
Philippines
May 17, 2007 10:09pm CST
I once disobeyed my parents when i was 17. They told me that i should just stick to my studies and not work yet because it might affect my studies. They also said that if i can't be stopped then i should just work in thier corporation. But i didn't and followed my own decision. They know that i am a strong-willed person and when i want something, i will try my very best to get it fairly. Growing up i have never disobeyed any of thier teachings. I always and i mean always sticked to thier rules and regulations you might say. But when i was 17, i followed myself not for the purpose of rebelling but for fighting for what i believe in. They also taught me that. Right now they have already accepted me working and not just one job for that motter but 4. The condition is if my grades lowers then i will lose one job and when i lowers again i will lose another job and so on. Right now i am doing pretty well that i was able to maintain being a Straight A student in our school and the difference between me and the other A students in my class is i pay my own tuition that i actually earn back through scholarship which i do need because my parents are busy in thier businesses that i am left to run the house and spend for groceries, etc.
SO if i hadn't worked before then i wouldn't be able to help them.
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6 responses
@mohan6666 (25)
• India
22 May 07
Parents do know the best till you find out that it is time to find out what is best for you. Or till you become a parent, then you start thinking what is best for your child. It's natural. Cheer up you have done well.
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@munhozmib (3837)
• Sao Paulo, Brazil
16 Jul 07
I do think parents know better than we, sons, do. I think they know better because they already have experience. They are grown up, and they can see life in a different way: they can balance what is going to be good in the future and what is not, being able to see if a choice will be good for you, or if it will harm you some time later.
However, they might be wrong sometimes. No one knows everything, and sometimes they'll learn with us.
I think that they knew better than you... You're working at 4 jobs at once? Are you happy with that? Doesn't it make you tired? Maybe they just wanted you to live relaxed, not such a stressing life.
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
18 May 07
I don't think anyone knows what is right all the time especially when it comes to someone elses journey. Some parents think what was good for them is good for their children, this is not always the case, every one has their own journey and it is the gut feeling that the person has within they have to go with as for everything little thing they do establishes in what direction their life will go and no-one can guide that than the person themselves.
@ryanphil01 (4182)
• Philippines
18 May 07
Parents think they know what is good for their children most of the time but i say not all the time. Parents should realize that children are not exactly like them having the same interests and that they are not their exact duplicates in most ways. However, as children, we should accept the fact that parents are there because they care for us and are concerned in our journey of life. They give us guidance and support to our endeavours.
@musicman6 (2406)
• United States
18 May 07
You have done good Cryne, Your parents should be proud of you! You see, our job as parents is to prepare our children for the "jungle" of life out their! So when you say do our "parents always know best", the answer is yes, because they have been through all the strifes and struggles, in this world! When they try to give you advice, they are giving it from their own experiences, and really they are testing you, to see if when the time comes, will you be able to recognize, that you have to make the decision, to do the norm, or make changes accordingly!
You see we are not always going to be here, and nothing would give a parent more pleasure, than to be reassured, that his son, is able to handle the "wolves" here in this world on his own, after we have passed on!
And you have passed the test, I can assure you, that you will be successful in any endeavors that you undertake!
