I am really worried about kids growing up in today's society. It seems like with all the distractions and negative influences around them, kids can catch you by surprise and just turn bad overnight. I am not going to even think who is to blame, or which direction I should point my finger to. The truth is that there are too many of these kids growing up here in America and it's a scary thought. I hate to go discuss my childhood years -- but I just can't seem to understand why there is such a big difference between raising a kid back then and raising a kid today. When I was growing up, our family got by with so little. My parents worked all day and had little quality time with us. No toys, no movies, no cable TV. Nothing. But somehow everyone grew up just being a normal adult and became a positive contributor to society. Kids today have so much. They get toys, trips, help on homework, everything that we never got as kids. But yet, they are still in a situation of bad behavior and lousy grades.
To speak the truth, my fear of having kids stems from seeing how hard it is to raise a kid here. I may be selfish but I'm afraid -- very frightened in fact how I can be a good parent and how I can raise my own kid to be a good kid. I wonder if there is any safe havens in this world that I can move to -- maybe some place far where life can still be simple...where we can still get by with so little.
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