A Coat to Compensate for Stealing

I'm so glad that my parents brought me up through hard love and an absolutely no-nonsense policy to go by. I'm so glad that they didn't protect and shelter me from every damn thing but instead made me go out to fight my own battles and face all the harshness and challenges that came my way no matter how much I was afraid to. I'm glad they don't give in to my every whim and want till I end up a spoilt, good-for-nothing brat who can't stand on her own two feet. I'm glad they don't think the world of me and go around bragging to everyone about how amazing their daughter is but instead just keep a low profile on my achievements and don't let out much even when asked. Now, put me anywhere out in the reality of the cruel world and I can survive. Or at least try to.

I may not know a thing about parenting. It may be easy to judge other parents but things might be totally different if and when I become a parent myself. But seriously, when I see brats who push and scream and demand their parents for every damn thing then throw a godawful tantrum when they don't get their way, I feel like slapping first them followed by their insanely stupid parents who never put their foot down hence allowing them to get this way.

My take on parenting is that if you've raised your child to be a needy, whiny bitch who can't stand up for his or herself, you've basically failed as a parent. But if you've set your child free from your clutches when they're old enough to let them learn things on their own but are always right behind them to pick them up when they fall, producing strong, intelligent and independent individuals, then that is successful parenting.