The King SPEAKS

How would you raise your child?

Posted on November 23rd, 2007 by The King.
Categories: Everything and Anything!!!, Life.

Whenever I see little kids on the street I often wonder how they are being raised? Being in a school of 4000 something, you get to see people brought up in all the different kind of ways. There’s the people who are always depressed, the very hyper ones, the liberals, the conservatives, the I’m right or you’re wrong ones. You see everyone. What gets me thinking is what all these people were taught about life at a young age. Pessimism? Optimism?

At times when I watch cartoons or I see an advertisement for a children’s toy, I wonder whether these materials are bringing a false sense of security to these kids. We’re brought up thinking that the world is a beautiful place where the people are nice and helpful. Are we making them think that the world’s all cheerful when in reality it’s quite depressing at times? Are we just setting them up for disappointment by telling them that there’s a Santa Clause or an Easter Bunny? Why do we talk of magic and fairy and little cute elves when these things don’t exist? Why do we not tell them straight up how life is, hard and painstaking?

But then again, if we do tell children all these things from a young age, will they grow up to be sad and depressed, wondering whether life is worth it or not? In the end, there are some things in life which make it worth living, but will they see that? How do you find the balance between giving the child hope and also at the same time get them ready for the hardships of life? I guess that’s what parenting is all about.

But I just wonder, how would my kid be? Liberal or Conservative? Hopefully somewhere in between.

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