Three stories from yesterday:
Story #1: My mom told me about this friend of hers whose son refused to speak to his dad for one whole year, simply because he wouldn't buy him a new car. Oh, and he also said "F*ck you" to the head monk of the Buddhist temple that his mom volunteers at. I wouldn't want to know what he will be reincarnated as in his next life.
Story #2: My dad then told me about this relative of ours who ran away from home (don't ask me why, it's a long story) and when her dad saw her on the road and attempted to drag her back into the car, she actually yelled at bystanders to help her because "kidnapper po siya!"
Story #3: CNN breaking news last night: Oscar-nominated child actress Keisha Castle-Hughes is pregnant--and she's only sixteen! I don't harbor any illusions that girls still "save it" for marriage, but God, to get pregnant at sixteen??
What do this stories have in common? Pasaway kids. Which made Eric and I end up talking about what exactly iks it that made these kids turn out this way. Is it really the the fault of the parents -- too much or too little attention? Or is it bad influences from the media or barkada? Or a combination of both?
Also, I know all kids have a pasaway streak in them (i.e. dating the wrong kind of guy, staying out past curfew, cheating in exams every now and then ), but where do you draw the line between these and actually ending up with a child who accuses her father of being a kidnapper?
It's kinda scary. Like right now, Eric and I always pray that we'll have a healthy baby. But after last night's stories, you kinda wonder what the point of having a robust kid is if he or she ends up short of slapping you on the face when he grows up.
"Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake / Luck ain't even lucky / Got to make your own breaks / It's my life / And it's now or never / I ain't gonna live forever / I just want to live while I'm alive / (It's my life)" -- Bon Jovi
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I think every parent fears that. Of rearing their child wrong. Of giving too much, or not enough. And many times, it's not what the parent does or doesn't do, but rather up to the kid who makes decisions of their own. Often times, parents just have to do the best they can and hope that it is enough. And being parents, no matter how your kid grows up to be, you'll love them anyway and will want the best for them.
Hi Jacs,
Don't know if this will help, but hey, no harm in reading:
http://stillearthbound.wordpress.com/2006/09/06/raising-a-boy/
Well said. She really shouted "kidnapper!"?! Crazy.
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