The past few days has been good to me, except on an occasion or two. Quarrels, as usual. Sigh. It is always during moments like those that I really wonder if I ever really was supposed to be in this life. Im always so different every now and then. But the principles and values still remain altogether. I guess that makes me the same all the time.
At least my phone didnt get taken away. People telling me that I get punished in a weird way, just because my phone, and laptop, gets confiscated. People says that punishments like those are for younger people.
Well then, my question to them would be this: how do you discipline and punish an older person?
The thing is that my parents teach, and scold, by principles. You cant fight against principles. You just cant. Even if you try, you wont win, becayse they are principles. Thats the most fundamental and basic you can ever get.
And teaching + scolding is one thing. Dont forget about the punishment. How do parents punish an older child? Simple. In my family, it is through the removal of previliges. And they have all the control they can ever imagine over me, simply, because I am their son.
No dispute against that, right?
Well, thats how things are in my family.
And before you think to say that it is ridiculous, let me first tell you that I THINK SO TOO. But the thing is that ridiculous has made me who I am today. I dont see how any other kind of parenting would produce any better results (though of course it will always be possible). And so, to a certain extent, I am grateful for ridiculous, but I dont want to have to go through it any number of times than needed.
But like what mom says, "just dont do wrong".
And like I say, "easier said than done".
But at least she agrees.
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