Parental Power Abuse
April 21, 2007
Parents and their children always have their disagreements. But there are times when there seems to be no apparent reason for their ruling. They look out for us I understand, but sometimes they are doing more harm than good. They don’t see it because they choose not to, and even if they are wrong, there is no proving facts with a parental unit. There is no “talking back, if, ands or but’s” what they say goes.
As a himan being a child of a parent should be able to argue their point and parents SHOULD be able to change their mind, being stubborn doesnt change anything and it proves that they are insecure and unsure of thier grounds. But this is reality and the reality is that parents need to show their authority so children will obey. But are parents not Guids into life? They teach us to be stubborn and irrational for no reason other that the basis that if you are able to do it, do it.
It is unfair for me to judge parents until I have become one myself, but I am able to judge based on logic.
Advise to parents or potential parents: Don’t answer your children with “because I am your parent”. It is the answer for an irrational ruling and demonstrates power abuse. Children grow up and need to take on responsibilities, unless you give them to us we will never learn, and if we have demonstrated that we can handle a specific responsibility then there seems to be no logical reasoning to with-hold it from a child.
Seems Logical…
I agree. Abuse of power is way too frequent nowadays. On one note, most parents learned this power abuse from their own parents. What I don’t understand is why they don’t see that the cycle needs to be broken. This abuse creates hostility and resentment, to say the least.