Becoming parents is one of the greatest joys in the world. Bringing a life on the earth is a joy unmatchable. People plan of so many things. They start saving for their baby and dream of so many good things. After all it is a new phase and joy and nervousness surround a person so much. Every parents think of giving their child the best they can. Be it education, or clothes, or food, or shelter, they think of getting everything best. But it may sound bitter to the ears, not every parent think the same. 

I personally believe that if you don't understand that one day your child will grow up to be an individual of choice, an individual with its own thought process, with its own understanding of the world, with its own sexual orientation then don't be a parent. A child is not to live your life but it's own. I know whatever I am writing is highly debatable but I took it as a platform to speak what I feel. And all this came into my mind because there is a child who is a student of class 1 who comes for tuitions to me. He is very talkative. There isn't anything which he doesn't tell me. And for making him write his answers I have to listen to him. So he told me today that one day his father kicked his elder out of their home. Now his elder sister is in class 5 right now. So if this incident happened a year ago or so then the sister would have been in class 3 or 4. The reason was the girl hadn't completed her homework. So instead of asking for the reason, or trying to understand if she any concept is not clear the father took out his daughter to the road and told her to go away as he doesn't want such daughter. 

I completely understand this was his way to make his daughter realize her mistake but was this correct? The girl was so embarrassed and felt guilty that she started walking away from her home. Later they found her around 2kms away from their home. But all I ask is was this necessary? Why we as parents think only the fear that we instill in our kids would help them stay on the right track? Why not our love and support? A kid of class 3 or 4 is punished for not completing her homework, maybe if they would have asked her politely the reason behind it they wouldn't had to search for her everywhere. You aren't doing your kids a favor, you brought them into this world then it's your responsibility likewise our parents are our responsibility because they invested in us.