Wednesday, March 18, 2009
The Responsibility of Children
As children get older and older, the amount of responsibility that they carry grows bigger and bigger. Though there are many responsibilities that children are expected to uphold, one thing that children are definitely not responsible for are the mistakes made by their parents. I fail to comprehend how children could possibly be held responsible for their parents. One of the jobs, or responsibilities, of the parents is to lead the children down the right path. It is understandable if the parents are responsible for the children's mistakes because the children do not know any better. If the children make mistakes, it means that the parents, who have more experience in life than children, failed to convey the moral values of life properly to the children. The children should not be held responsible for the mistakes of adults and parents because the parents should know better. Adults are the leaders of society for a reason.
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Hello yuma.
Good point when you say that it is the job of the parent to lead their child down the right path. I also feel that they have that responsibility to care for and teach their children.
However, I also spoke about this topic in my blog, and I feel that children do inherit some sort of responsibility from their parents. I mean, lets say that the parent in a family is unable to take care of his or her children. The oldest child will most likely take up that responsibility. Its a natural action. So wouldn't it be the same thing for a parent's mistake? Although the kid obviously won't be able to do as good of a job as the parent would, don't they have the responsibility to try to fix it?
Hey Yuma, I definitely agree with your opinion. If a parent makes a mistake it is 100% not the child's fault. It is the parents who are suppose to direct the child on the right path, not the other way around. If a parent blames a child for a mistake that they made something is truly wrong. How can a child affect someone getting fired from work or getting in a car accident or something like that. They can't!
Hi~
I agree with you that children should not be responsible for what their parents have done. It seems to me that the parents are irresponsible if they make their kids to take the responsibility of mistakes that they have made. Blaming the children for the parents' blunders is completely wrong. The parents are older, mature, and wiser so they should have known that something that they are about to do is not right. If they were not aware if it, then how do they expect their children to know?
btw, I like how you ended the post :)
Hey Yuma, I agree that children cannot possibly be the fault in a parents mistake. Speaking out of the point of view of a child I do say that I would not take the blame for something that my parents did wrong. My parents are adults who can take the consequences of their own actions and no one else should be the blame. I also asked my mom what she thought of this and she said that she wouldn't expect me to take the blame for something that she did. She said she would be the mature adult that she is and pay the consequences. I also do agree with you when you say that it is the parents fault for a child's wrongdoing. Children do not know any better unless they are taught by someone who is more educated then they are, which would be their parents. It is understandable when a child grows up without two parents or with parents who simply do not care. Situations like that break my heart because then children are left alone and grow up not as educated as they could have been with the help and support of both of their parents.
Hey Yuma, I understand what your saying completely. Sometimes when I'm out with my Mom or my Dad and we see a kid doing something stupid like smoking, vandalizing, or paint-balling, my parents will always turn to me and say, "Where are their parents right now?" Usually, we just watch them do whatever stupid act they are doing and my mom goes on and on about how irresponsible parents are in raising their children. It is at this time that I usually point out that sometimes parents have to work and their kid doesn't have much of an example to follow when they are at home all by themselves. It's still the parents fault that they have to work so much, but hey, what can they do?
I completely agree. Parents are the ones who should be teaching their children about responsibility, and children should never have to feel that they have to take care of the adults, or other children in the house. Obviously older siblings take care of the younger ones to an extent, but like, a parent SHOULD be able to feed, clothe, and provide shelter for their kids. I don't mean to sound judgmental, but if they can't, then they should not be having kids in the first place.
yo yuuums,
i agree that parents should not blame their children for their faults. parents should learn from their mistakes so they don't perform them again. children are just victims or bystanders when parents make a mistake, such as financial issues or marriage issues. but then again, it depends what age the child is. if a child is very young, then they just absorb everything like a sponge and wonder, "maybe that's how i'm supposed to grow up." but if a child is older (like our age), they can comprehend things a little better and understand. parents have a responsibility and they should fulfill it as a parent. if they don't, then maybe they should think twice about how well they can parent their children.
always,
joh :D
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