WAS I A GOOD PARENT?

As parents, were you considerate? Understanding?

Or were you the reason for your child’s shame of living his/her own life?

This morning, I woke up later than usual. I was searching for some songs until I found Kelly Clarkson’s Because Of You.

Upon seeing the music video, I almost went to tears and got emotional. I was really sad from watching it in the beginning until the very end. Later, I got some reflections and realizations.

As parents, someone should be considerate of their child’s feelings. They should not put their selves in the shoes of their kids and sulk, get angry and do such cruel things on them without thinking that WHAT ELDERS DO ARE PERFECT IN THE EYES OF CHILDREN. I just thought that parents or guardians should be patient and understanding in the developmental stage of their children.

Miscues and mistakes are rarely found in children. That’s why parents should be there in guiding them to the right path and not reprimanding them for doing such thing FOR THE FIRST TIME.

I have also realized that, parents should be the one responsible for giving happiness to their children, not providing them with discouragements, doubts and fears. I have seen in the video the trouble caused by the girl’s parents. It caused her to HARDLY TRUST ANYONE, BE AFRAID TO LOVE and worst, BE ASHAMED OF HIS/HER OWN LIFE.

“If you taught your child well and built a strong foundation of determining what’s good and bad then, don’t be afraid.”

It’s better to evaluate and ask yourselves, “WAS I A GOOD PARENT?” Rather than blaming yourself when the time that your child got pregnant in a very young age or he or she got into drugs, alcohol and cigarettes.

I have learned from my English 2 Professor, Mr Eric Gerard Nebran that, "The harder you try to hold on to someone, the more it wants to get away.” Ask yourself, “Was I too hard on my son or daughter? Did I deprive his or her own freedom?”

If you’d answer I was only doing it to protect him/her, well my Educ 100 Professor Miss Ersweetcel Servano also stated that, “If you taught your child well and built a strong foundation of determining what’s good and bad then, don’t be afraid.” Then ask yourself again, “Did I ever TRY to build that foundation?”

You’ll see how good you are at parenting in the latter part of your child’s life. Before it’s too late, maybe it’s time to change your attitude towards your child. It’s better to crack the eggs before they turn into mosquitoes. NOW is the time.

We should always seek for God’s perfect timing in parenting. GOD knows the perfect timing for everything. Defying it also means you defy the greater things in store for you. Jeremiah 29:11 states that, ""For I know the plans I have for you", declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Always seek the divine intervention in engaging in such things. Let GOD put things in your life in His accordance of time. Remember, “The right thing in the wrong time is still a WRONG THING” Parenting is such a wonderful thing in the eyes of the Lord but doing it in the wrong time is not a good idea at all.

Hello, This is Agent Orange and I SPEAK IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF A CHILD..