Saw this show on television the other day with the spotlight of the discussion on social ills in relation to the youth of this modern age. The topic raised a few interesting points and I do agree with somethings it has raised.
Foremost, it is the question of role models. More specifically, parents as role models.
Remember the snotty lil boy that proclaims loudly to his friends, 'My dad is very smart. He could solve the Rubiks Cube in 5 minutes!'
I think that was a long long time ago.
It was a time when information was not of the age.
It was a time when 'Heroes' still exist.
It was a time when parents had their kids respect, and holds a certain authority and allure for their children.
Something was lost in transition. Nowadays, parents are 'mere mortals'. They are seen with their faults as human beings fully blown in their childrens faces.
Children of the information age believes in parents that have been swept away like the bygone era, outdated it seems.
Children today believes, that their parents can be wrong too. Rebellion without a cause.
Children are outpacing their parents. The accelaration of knowledge is beyond what the generation before can patch.
Somehow the aura of invincibility of a model parent today is waning, probably gone altogether. Signs of being outpaced by the age.
Marks of the beginning of a downfall. Heroes of a forgotten age.
This sparks a revolution for parenthood.
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