Parenting has never been a cake walk. The unique and enduring parent-child relationship is both fragile and yet unparalleled in depth..
Parents who have two or more children are faced with the interesting responsibility of understanding their children’s unique psyche and personality. From the onerous task of instilling to resolving sibling rivalry, parents see it all..
And over a period of time, children also develop interesting insights into their parents personality and eventually get a fresh perspective off the tender relationship..
Here is what Pune’s youngsters had to say about their relationship with the parents.
“Often my parents expect me to understand the situation and act maturely because I am the eldest,” says Yash Runwal (24). “Although my brother is just two years younger to me, the treatment given to us on the same situation is different.
“It is only after few incidents that I am comfortable in sharing my personal life with my mother more than with my father. I do share all my thoughts and ideas with my father but, that is more on the professional front. The reason being that my mother patiently listens to me before giving her opinion and judging me.” he adds.
Talking about her own case, Disha Vasani (21) shares, “Undoubtedly, my parents treat both of us equally. However, there are times when my parents do not understand my perspective and support my younger sister when we are in a fight.
Perhaps because they themselves are the younger siblings in their family. Having said that, my sister and I both have always been gifted with the same privileges,” she adds.
It is a love-hate relationship between Vanshika Singh (25) and her mother. “Maybe because she has been aggressively working towards making me civilized while my father manages it with much calm,” she says.
“She was the person who has beaten me with every possible thing and shouted at me for my behaviour as opposed to my father who will never want to use the stick.
“But growing up I realise that such things no longer affect me and she is my mommy dearest.
But yes, the fact that talking to my father is like a therapeutic treatment for me, still remains. Majorly because I have seen him behave that way since childhood,” she adds.
“I don’t think my parents have been biased towards any of their children,” says Fawad Khan (28).
“But I am reserved while talking to my father. May be because since childhood we spend a lot of the time with our mother be it while studying or anything else.
She has been the problem solver for me so I feel more connected.
“Her other social skills were also picked up by me and I feel my personality is shaped by her. My father however was involved when some situations were beyond my mother’s control. It is only after I took a job that I started discussing issues with my dad,” he adds.
#All views expressed in this article are those of the respondents ( name changed to protect individual privacy ) and Pune365 does not necessarily subscribe to them.
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