Shut up or speak up?
My son talks a lot. In fact he talks and talks and talks and it's like the only time it is silence from him is when he sleeps and when he drinks his milk. He talks even when he eats! (and sometimes even when he sleeps).
There is so much a tendency and temptation for us to "shut him up" and allow not just for silence but for me and my wife to talk! But as I see many youths today, many have a tendency to "shut up" in front of their parents and it is the time for many parents to want them to "speak up".
Parents are not able to communicate with their children; They are talking but not communicating - and we wonder why?
Parents are not able to understand their children; They are talking but not understanding - and we wonder why?
Parents are not getting the support and respect from their children; They are talking but not respecting - and we wonder why?
So shall we let them speak up or shut up? Dilemma of the young parent.
posted by FUNFUNFUN @ 9:59 PM
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just a thought... i choose to keep some (not all, but some) details about my life from my parents because i think my parents often think they're undeniably right and simply because they'll just never understand. i don't know why i think they're this way, maybe it's through experience or maybe it's just a phase. but i keep things to myself mainly to avoid disagreements or fights. i do talk to my parents, but not to the extend where i tell them about ALL of my feelings, emotions and problems.
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