For today's blog, we were assigned to do a task individually. For this task, I'll be discussing about things we wanted when we were kids that our parents didn't give to us based on the novel Secret Life of Bees. Everyone have experienced the moments when their
parents don’t care about their wants. Based on the novel The Secret Life of
Bees, the main character, Lily was never given what she really wanted. Well,
maybe by saying that is a little bit exaggerating things but she deserved
better from his farther. Her farther hardly conveyed any actions of love
towards her. It was a critical situation until she called her own farther T.
Ray. Like any other kids, Lily needed love as she desperately tried to find one
by running from her house.
The most obvious part of not getting what she wanted
is when she didn’t get to wear the latest fashion. We all had this. The moment
when we want to follow the latest trending clothing style. Unfortunately, our
parents will be the judgemental king and queen. Well it will fine as long as
they have the same taste like most of the young people but the problem is they
are still clinging to their old school clothing style which will only make our
friends laugh at us. As for me, I always wanted outfits with a fit cutting but
my parents bought me an outfit with a very huge cutting as if I was a
contestant in ‘The Biggest Loser’ television show. It’s like, I could fit both
my thighs in a single sleeve of the shirt. So, there I was, walking in the
crowds with my classmates in a shopping mall, wearing old school outfits whilst
the others were wearing elegant and nice looking trending outfits. Wished I had
a pail with me to hide my face.
The other part we can see in the novel is the lack of
freedom. Lily could not hangout with her friends because her farther is really
strict. She also need to sell peaches on the holidays. She barely had any free
time and even when she had some, she couldn’t spend them well. I don’t know
about you guys but actually I’m quite the opposite. I learned since I was very
young to travel by myself. I took a public bus by myself by memorizing the
numbers to go somewhere when I was eight. After that day, my parents had been
keeping their faith that I can take care of myself. I could go to KL tower by
myself from my school after my school hours. I can do almost everything except
for bad things and anything that can cost too much money. Having optimistic
parents is a good thing though sometimes it is the opposite since they couldn’t
care less about their children’s safety.
Unlike a child’s temperament which is strongly based
on the parent’s behavior towards their children, child’s wants can be
influenced by others easily. Sometimes, parents just couldn’t keep up with
their children’s wants and it is normal for them to not grant them with those
things. Sometimes our parents just didn’t give them because it’s for our own
good. For example, they forbid us from eating too much sweets because they are
bad for our teeth. This may sounds cliché but people tend to forget this kind
of thing and start to blame their parents instead of considering the pros and
cons wisely. I hope this blog have broaden your mind about a child’s wants and
the decision for the parents that they have to make for their child’s sake.
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