The Parent
As a parent you hope to be with your child to watch them grow and become someone worth while. You hope that you are there to pick them up when they fall and take care of them when they are sick. You try to think of any scenario that may harm your child but of course you cannot. But when that day comes when they no longer need the training wheels on their bike or stool to stand on, you cry. You cry because your baby that you had to protect is now growing up. They have their own opinions, thoughts, and tastes. They now argue with you and although they do not do as you say you love them anyway.
The Child
As a child you depend on your parents. You do as they say not usually as they do. You count on them for your survival. You trust that they give you good advice and do not steer you wrong. But sometimes they cannot prevent everything that happens to you like your scrapped knee or hurt feelings. You sometimes blame them for not telling you or warning you but there is nothing you can do now because it is all in the past. You realize you cannot be protected from everything. And until you are mature you really cannot appreciate what they do.
Our perspectives are similar but completely different. Parents think they do everything right but children think they are all wrong. But some how we both age to come to an understanding of the past. Although there is nothing our parents can do to fix what they did we can still carry our knowledge to the next generation. If this is the case then is what we learn really profound enough to cause change?
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