Incorrect Parenting

Love, or control?

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It is of absolute importance that parents don’t try to “use” their child to fulfill their own self-interests and dreams.

This is something my parents did completely wrong, basically constructing my entire life and path for their own agendas, with no regard to how I wanted to live my life.

When it came time for college applications, this was when it become most evident. They decided what schools I would apply to. Of the ones I got accepted to, they chose which one I would attend. Then, they chose my major and shipped me out into the world, as if I were some robot that was programmed to live out their dreams and not my own.

Two months later, I left college and decided to pursue, for the very first time, a life of my own making. One where I would finally get to explore the world on my own without being locked in chains and put on a leash.

“Oh, but mom and dad know what’s best for you!” is what many parents say to justify their poor decisions.