Would you send your kids to another country to make them more independent?
By purplehaze
@purplehaze (661)
Philippines
January 28, 2007 11:21pm CST
I have an older brother who, at the age of 15, was sent to Australia to continue his studies. He stayed there with a relative of ours and when he finished college and had a permanent job, he moved and rented a place of his own. He is now doing quite well and even sends money to my parents. The only sad thing about it is that he rarely comes home because of his work. He would come home for a week or two in every 2 to 3 years or sometimes even 5 years.He is the only son in the family and i know that it really hurts my parents to be able to see so little of him. But i also know that they are happy and fulfilled because they know that my brother turned out to be the one that they expected him to be. Sometimes i would also wonder, if they also sent me away, would i be thankful and learn to be more independent or i would be really mad at my parents for not being there during those years in my life.
If you have your own kids, would you send them to another country or an entirely new and far place from home just to make them more independent? If your parents did this to you, what would you feel?
3 responses
@zelle_gatoc (496)
• Philippines
29 Jan 07
I'm not actually sent to another country for my studies but I find this topic relevant since I'm still a thousand miles away for home. I believe that given a chance to pursue a higher learning in other places, parents should view it as an obligation to send their children to distant schools. But this would presuppose that parents must prepare their children for this. I knew a lot of people who were sent to prestigious schools abroad or in distant places but were not yet ready to live independently. A firm foundation must start at home. If parents equip their children with moral values needed for their future learning, it would truly be a fulfulling moment when their children goes to distant places. The bond between the parent and child would be one of the strongest factor in determining the child's behavious even outside the auspices of his home.
@thebonehead (68)
• United States
3 Aug 07
It's a good opportunity to go to another country, whether it be for a job or for studying abroad... if the person in question is interested.
