Tried sorting my phone and ipad.. Phenomenal job it seems.. Has been beautiful outside whole day.. The distance between Parents and children is but a step away, provided one of them takes it.. Else it becomes insurmountable over time.. Initially parents need to take that step in order to teach by example.. We keep blaming the generation gap.. Why cant we just accept that everyone gets to be on both sides of this gap at some point.. And enjoy the childish immaturity of our youth and the maturity to understand the difference now.. It is definitely love and protectiveness that enhances the gap.. And in really rare cases possessiveness or selfishness.. Our children understand more than we can ever comprehend.. And what with the yawning age differences today.. Probably better equipped to handle crises situations too.. Even as we see ourselves easily fall apart sometimes..
Its a strange peculiarity in our system.. Expectation.. That we need appreciation and gratitude for everything we do.. And quite a lot of our recriminations stem from that.. A usual litany, 'we did so much for you' .. But why do so much that you handicap the other person emotionally, mentally, physically and in every way possible.. Teaching them to take people for granted.. Getting everything on a platter.. Just makes them spoilt, petulant and disgruntled when things dont go their way.. And the first finger points at you.. They become selfish because thats how we let them see the world.. By making everything about them in ours.. I think every parent owes it to the other to inculcate respect for each other.. Asking a child to make sure of the others well- being..
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