01-07-2011, 11:56 PM
Mothers in general are great, but I wouldn't assume that every single one of them is great and deserving of gratitude.
As far as gratitude to parents goes, I don't think we should be automatically grateful to parents simply for raising us and bringing us into this world. That's their responsibility after all, since we are results of their actions in the first place. Regardless of the circumstances, they were the cause of us.
IMO, gratitude (and respect... and maybe even love) should be earned through actions done willingly and not out of mere responsibility or family ties -- applies to both parents and children, of course. I don't like the idea of loving someone by default simply because you share genes. There should be more to it than just that.
But in the end, we humans are pretty weak alone, so we try not to fuck around with the people around us, most especially the ones we live with, and even more so the ones we depend on. So yeah, I'm still saying that it's not cool to fuck around with family.
TS: Your choices -- (assuming she doesn't magically change)
1. keep going as it is
2. let her have her way while still raging inside. always yield if only to keep the peace.
3. let her have her way while trying to understand her. loving your mother unconditionally. =/
4. leave. live with mark or something
As far as gratitude to parents goes, I don't think we should be automatically grateful to parents simply for raising us and bringing us into this world. That's their responsibility after all, since we are results of their actions in the first place. Regardless of the circumstances, they were the cause of us.
IMO, gratitude (and respect... and maybe even love) should be earned through actions done willingly and not out of mere responsibility or family ties -- applies to both parents and children, of course. I don't like the idea of loving someone by default simply because you share genes. There should be more to it than just that.
But in the end, we humans are pretty weak alone, so we try not to fuck around with the people around us, most especially the ones we live with, and even more so the ones we depend on. So yeah, I'm still saying that it's not cool to fuck around with family.
TS: Your choices -- (assuming she doesn't magically change)
1. keep going as it is
2. let her have her way while still raging inside. always yield if only to keep the peace.
3. let her have her way while trying to understand her. loving your mother unconditionally. =/
4. leave. live with mark or something
