Do any young people in here think that they will learn from the mistakes that their parents made raising them?
447254
i will, i will continue like my dad and my grand parents, my dad is a lot better than his dad,his dad was a lot better than his granddad, that is what i will strive to do. i dont have kids yet. but when i do i will be the best i can to them
587689
You learned from their mistakes probably.  That's what happened to me.  My mom was HORRIBLE with money.
341160
Nope, everything I have gone through and done has given me a lesson to live by. \nI just didn't always learn them the first time lol...
776933
Yes. Absolutely they need to learn from there stupid mistakes somehow, society just keeps letting them off
94740
I don't think so. You have to consider the experience behind an older person they can be wiser but not always up with the times but they will answer toprotect you from bad things and they still know what goes on in arelationship and with a lot of other things. Not saying young people aren't wise I have seen alot of darn good advise from young people. hope this helps answer you question.
509027
given the chance to fix one thing in my life, it would be ALL the wrongdoings i have made. but then, if i have been perfect all my life, what's the use of living this life and learning from our own mistakes? those mistakes in the past contributed to the person that we are now. things happen for a reason regardless if it is intentional or not. the best thing to do is to learn from one's mistake and continue living for the better, not for the worst.
14245
I, as a parent, don't try and ruin my childs life.  Indeed not.  I try and ensure that my ch ild is able to make the most reasonable decisions for their safety, education and wellbeing.  If that contradicts with what the child wants, then so be it.  I, as the parent, often know what is best for my child.  And, if that means my child hates me for it, i know that one day that will change, and they will grow up and see that what i did was for their own good :)\n\nParents don't ruin lives, chances are, teenagers and kids do that well enough on their own :)
952841
Every single person you see who passes you in the street has made mistakes, not one of us are exempt from making mistakes, that is because we are human beings.  We do what we do for various reasons...could be the crowd we hang around with...peer pressure.....it could be because we are hurt and want revenge...it could be for a lot of reasons.  But we all grow up, we all learn about sociably acceptable behaviour and that only comes with experience and time.  If we didnt make mistakes, we would be pretty boring people because it is only when we make mistakes do we trully learn who we are.  What has happened in the past had to happen, simply because it did, you cant go back, you cant change it, but you can certainly change the future.  You can choose not to make those kind of mistakes ever again.  Forgiveness is pretty easy if you have a logical mind.  If you can think that the mistakes you made were because of a particular situation in your life, and you did what you did because that was your frame of mind at the time, then you will be able to forgive yourself.  You are not that person any more....that was the old you.  Sometimes I look back on my past and think to myself...."that wasnt me"...and it wasnt.  I am the me I am now,  the me who made all those mistakes and it is those mistakes that has moulded me into the nice person I am today.\n\nIf you dont learn by your mistakes then you wont grow.  You know they are mistakes, so you have learnt and you will become stronger for it.  You need to put your mistakes where they belong,  they were mistakes of the past, so keep them in the past.  Your future is where the positive stuff lay.  Guilt is such a wasted emotion because the only thing it does is make you feel bad, it doesnt change anything...it cant change what has happened...so think logically about it...you cant change it, so what is the good about beating yourself up over it.  Use the energy you have with guilt and put it to more constructive use.  Move forward, do things that make you feel good about yourself, maybe go and do some voluteer work.  Start thinking good things, start doing good things and you will find out the mistakes of your past gives you the knowledge you have today.  You could use that knowledge for good.  You may be in a position where your mistakes could help some person in the future because you have been there, done that.  Use your mistakes to your advantage....learn from them.  You can do it.  We all make mistakes,  it is something we have all suffered from at some time.  The reason I know you are a decent and wonderful person is because you feel bad about your mistakes....that shows you have a conscience, therefore you cannot be a bad person because bad people dont have a conscience.  Move on...go on to achieve wonderful things and you will have your mistakes to thank for your success.
2262
yes definitely. They always tried to tell me to go to school. I was stubborn and I kept on skipping school.  Even though I officialy have a diploma , I feel like I didnt really earn it.  I missed out on a large portion of my education because I skipped school. I'll always regret not taking my parents words seriously .
192759
No, I don't.  My parents did the best they could.  Paying for my own university education made me appreciate and value it much more.  I couldn't afford to waste time in university - time was money.  It made me a stronger, more independent, more self-sufficient person.\n\nParents do not owe it to their children to pay for a university education.  Parents owe their children love and shelter and caring, and the basic needs of life until they are old enough to manage them on their own.  If they can afford to pay for univeristy, and want to, that's fine.  But no parent should feel quilty if they can't, nor should any child resent it.\n\nWe don't tend to truly appreciate those things in life that come to us too easily.  We much more appreciate what we have to work and sacrifice for.
201216
I believe tat some children are geared by their parents to just be acheavers and that's there reality. I believe its the attitude of you have to be the best. Therefore, you must do all you can to be. Even if that means not getting envolved in stuff that would supposely hinder there progress\nand success.
807425
As my Dad says, you don't have to experience everything to know it. He'll say stuff like, if you get hit by a car, you dam* well and know it's going to hurt! You see my sister does a lot of stuff, makes her mistakes and then says that's how you learn. When one makes mistakes and has bad things happen to them. My Dad doesn't buy it. I think in most cases, you don't have to directly go through the motions to learn the lesson.
154469
Absolutely! Look at the kids who grow up in daycares or with babysitters who are all stressed out from watching so many different kids through out the day, that they can't give the proper affection and attention that the child needs. Then look at the ones who are raised 100% by one of the parents (usually the mom) and get the proper affection, attention and discipline. (Positive discipline) The child learns proper manners, ways to handle lifes situations, how to talk to and address people, whats important in life etc.\nAll this of course being based on the parents being loving and properly raising their children.\n\nSo yes without a doubt, children are much better off having a stay at home parent. I believe it is far more important to have less material things and produce a child who will be a great person and example of how we are to be.
545713
mmmmmmmmmm if they think this way then u r wrong , u must try to improve them , if they arent improving leave it and u better be on right track in life , they might be of old thinking but i think if something is wrong and when u know it wrong and then also u r deyning that its not wrong then its a biggest mistake u r doing , so i think if ur parents are doing this thing then its totaly wrong , anyways , take care , bye
1044063
As an adult who was recently a child, I can sympathize with parents thinking that they understand what's going on in their child's head (my mother still thinks that), and with parents making decisions that don't seem right, and sometimes aren't. Parents are people and make mistakes, however, you should stop to consider that you'd be much worse off without them. They might make decisions that cause you to miss out on things, and they might make you do things that you don't like, but they are older and wiser, and can make more informed decisions. This does not mean that they will always be right, and if you think they are wrong, you shouldn't be afraid to discuss it with them. However, screaming or throwing a fit would only show that you aren't mature enough to make very many decisions for yourself. You should have a say in what you want to do, and I'm almost positive that, if you think about it, you do. Also, if you gracefully accept some things your parents say that you don't agree with, they're more likely to let you make more decisions, or at least more heavily weigh your opinion.
355932
Of course not. But children like, to some extend, copy the behavior of their parents.Parents must be a good role model for their children.
249729
No, it's not entirely the parent's fault. Assuming that they raised their kids, the right way, there isn't much more that they can do.\n\nKids, expecially teens, can be very deceptive and hateful. I've seen kids that were raised in wonderful, loving homes decide to throw their lives away for no good reason. Every child is different. There's only so much a parent can do, especially if their child is determined to lie to them.