Anticipation Guide - Wuthering Heights
I don't know how anyone could possibly blame a kid for their parents' mistakes. A kid is supposed to mess up and do stupid things; that's why they're kids. It's the parent's job to teach them and be responsible for them, not the other way around. In fact, a parent is responsible for their kids' mistakes. People are just products of their environment, so a terrible home will often make for a troubled child. If you fail to raise your kids and teach them values, then you are partly responsible for their mistakes. Kids know nothing other than what they are taught. It's ridiculous to say that they should be responsible enough to prevent their parents from making mistakes.
I also think it's ridiculous to say that rich people should only associate with other rich people, and poor people with poor people. All that does is promote class differences and discourage people from moving up in the world. If a poor person never associates with some wealthy people, how will they get a good enough job to make themselves wealthy? And, when they do finally become rich, are they supposed to say goodbye to all their friends and family? They should stay with whoever they feel comfortable with. However, this happens naturally because rich people live in nice neighborhoods and poor people live in worse areas. But that isn't how it should be, it's just how it happens to be. Rich people and poor people are no different other than money, so it shouldn't have anything to do with being friends. I personally have family friends who are both extremely wealthy and not so rich. My dad was friends with both families a long time back, and one happened to become very rich from an art gallery and collection. They still associate with each other, and it's crazy to think that them being rich or poor would change that.
posted by I Blog Hard at
6:37 PM
4 Comments:
Er*, I totally agree with everything you said. A kid is not at all responsible for any of their parents actions or mistakes. Parents should be setting an example for what they want their kids to become, not giving them a bad role model. Kids are kids, and they're already dealing with their own mistakes. To have to be responsible for their parents' would just be stupid.
ps: you are currently reading this over my shoulder. kbye.
I agree with everything you said. Kids definitely should not be blamed for their parents mistakes. In most cases, kids can't even correct their parents; therefore they can't be responsible.I also think that the notion that rich people can associate only with other rich people and poor people can only associate with poor people is ludicrous. If that was the case, the world would not be where it is today. I actually even think that rich and poor people should mingle more often to see the life in the other person's point of view. If you think about it, if this happened in history, many wars would be prevented.
Interesting post, Eric. I agree that children are a product of the environment in which they were brought up. However, I have also seen cases in which a child was raised in an ideal environment, yet has emerged from it as a person who is far more troubled then one might expect. They might have been cared for by great parents, educated by a top school, and provided with priceless opportunities, but, nevertheless, decide not to take advantage of any one of these things. Can the parents still be blamed in this situation?
eric,
i definitely agree when you say that kids shouldn't be blamed for their parents mistakes-- or at least not all of them. parents should be the responsible ones that the children look up to, and if they can't fulfill that responsibility, then they shouldn't blame the child.
and when it comes to rich people only associating with rich people, it's a difficult topic to choose a side. this is because in history, the rich have only been with their own kind, so even today, that social status sticks to them. unfortunately, that isn't the way society should be. hopefully one day people will open their eyes and see that we're all human.
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home