I Realised My Parents Are Humans Too.

‎You know, one of the things I realised is that my parents are humans too, and this is their first time. They are not heroes, they were once like me.‎I used to think my parents should be perfect. They should know and understand all things but experience and growing up taught me it isn't so. And guess what? I will be a parent one day too.‎I laugh every time I remember that my children will think so of me too— that I know it all, I know what to do in every situation, I can't be scared, and so on… The same way we see our parents until we understand things better.‎I had to understand that my parents are humans like me. They are still figuring some things out. They can get scared, they can get confused, they can make mistakes, they can give wrong answers… Why? Because they are not perfect. They are humans, and they don't know it all. Nobody knows it all.‎Whenever my parents offended me, I got upset and would say, “Do they not know that is not how they should do things? They are the parents; they should know that's not how to do things.” But there I was, quite wrong.‎I figured that parents love their children and will always advise and treat them based on the best of their knowledge. Your parents cannot do anything more than what they know.‎Whenever I watch movies and see where a mother led her child astray with the kind of advice she gave, I realise that she did those things from her level of knowledge. I can't do more than I know. That's why we are asked to improve our knowledge by getting more informed.‎Information is really key. Only if our parents knew more than they were taught, or more than they had experienced, don't you think they would respond better in decision-making and parenting as a whole?‎Don't always judge your parents when they do things at the level of their knowledge. If you think their response is not right, you can inform them in the kindest and most respectful manner.‎Not every piece of advice from a parent is the right advice.‎You too. Be informed.‎

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