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|  || Monday, November 23, 2009 ||  Ok so there's this video on Youtube that Sara showed me, called the "Greatest freak out ever". It features this younger brother who video tapes his older brother, who has a TERRIBLE temper, and throws CRAZY tantrums for reasons like his mum cutting off his video games or the microwave oven not working or for being asked to vacuum the house. There're 7 such videos. When I saw the first video, honestly I thought it was hilarious, the way he was throwing a fit and doing the freakiest most craziest things ever to himself. And I was laughing till I got a tummy ache and wanted to post it up on Facebook. But after seeing the rest of the 6 videos, goodness I got so damn annoyed. The guy is so damn freakin' spoilt! Seriously! He just screams at the top of his lungs like a madman and his parents don't do anything about it. He beats the truck that his dad got him as a present with a club and they didn't stop him. He totally destroyed the vacuum cleaner and microwave oven and got away with it. Seriously?!?! Seeing that I got totally mad, cause for one, he is so freakin' spoilt! He screams at his mum like a total crackpot and nothing! He doesn't get disciplined or anything! Well I dunno about other kids in other households, and I might be passing judgements and it might be very subjective or whatever but frankly, I don't care. I grew up in a family where we (my sis and I) were given what was necessary, and maybe even some luxuries which other people may not have been able to afford. But my parents knew how to draw the line. We weren't pampered. We were taught how to manage with what we had, make the most out of things. As a result, even when my parents went through a pretty tough time, my sis and I learnt not to ask for anything extra, simply cause it wasn't practical to bug our parents for our little wants. It's either we saved up our pocket money and bought it or we didn't have it. As simple as that. We don't get expensive, branded goods or money from our parents whenever we wanted to go shopping. My friends ask me why my parents don't like me going out and why I always have to lie to them about going out, and yes, it frustrates me alot to not be able to go out whenever I want or be out till whatever time I want, but still, the discipline is there. I'm not doing crazy things with my friends. I don't slam doors or scream at home cause I'm pissed off cause honestly that kinda behaviour will not be tolerated for at home. I'm not saying that that's how it should be in every house, or that my parents are the gods of parenting, or that I turned out to be an angel, or that spending money on your kids is wrong (cause it's perfectly fine), or that I have it hard blah blah blah. I don't. Ok maybe a little, but other people have it harder and their problems are different. But what puzzles me is, don't parents these days discipline their kids well? It's neither right nor wrong for the parent to say that, it's okay, he or she will learn as he grows older. But aren't you supposed to teach the kid the right thing from a young age itself? Won't the kid then be aware of what is right and what is wrong? Even if it takes sometime for him to figure it out and act upon it, it'll eventually fall in place, only if he's taught from a young age, and not left till he or she starts acting for himself, in all the wrong ways. That's why they say that a baby's growth starts in the womb itself, not only on a physical level. That's why there are so many doctors who suggest pregnant mums to listen to soothing music, feel positive things, say postive things, and talk to their babies while they're still inside the womb. It's never too early to teach your kid anything. And to all the spoilt brats out there who throw tantrums or sulk and sit in one corner or scream your lungs out cause your parents don't get you whatever you want or don't allow you to be however you wanna be, seriously, grow up. Goddammit just learn how to appreciate what you have. Geeez. |
