I guess this issue about the whole parents things has been going on for quite a while (well, since forever) and I think I'm just getting a little weary where it's always about the same thing.

They're always talking about exposing ourselves to more holistic development and getting more opportunities in school and when I actually do get them, they point fingers at me and say that I don't know how to prioritize my time and that I'm neglecting what's really important. If you want your kids to be an all rounder then give up somehow please because I can't even excel in one area how can I excel in ten? What do you want me to do? You want me to give my best in everything that I do but I'm restricted and in the end I give half of all my efforts everywhere because I can't even do things to my fullest.

I try my best to understand all your intentions and every time you nag and scold I get really mad but when I calm down I honestly try my best to understand. But I don't see how you're taking any effort to understand me on my part. It's gotten so bad I just agree to whatever you say because I know I can't get any words edgewise and we all know who will win the argument anyway.

I don't think technology is tearing people apart. I honestly don't think so. I don't think it's making me interact with people less or it's making me ruder. I think I know when to draw the line and I know when I feel disgust when an entire family isn't communicating at the dinner table because they're using their phones. I think what's tearing us apart is that we all like to nitpick about small negligible issues and blow it out of proportion until it's large enough for someone to raise their voice or go on about it for an hour. We don't try hard enough, or we try too hard. You don't try to make our circle of life intersect and I don't want to either because whatever is in my circle doesn't interest you.

Times have changed and it's going to continue changing. My kids probably won't have the same childhood as me and we probably won't see eye to eye about many things. But what I learnt is that I can't stay stuck in my own time because it has gone beyond me and no one's going to be around if I continue staying there.

That's all. Monday is here again. Ugh.

I guess this issue about the whole parents things has been going on for quite a while (well, since forever) and I think I'm just getting a little weary where it's always about the same thing.

They're always talking about exposing ourselves to more holistic development and getting more opportunities in school and when I actually do get them, they point fingers at me and say that I don't know how to prioritize my time and that I'm neglecting what's really important. If you want your kids to be an all rounder then give up somehow please because I can't even excel in one area how can I excel in ten? What do you want me to do? You want me to give my best in everything that I do but I'm restricted and in the end I give half of all my efforts everywhere because I can't even do things to my fullest.

I try my best to understand all your intentions and every time you nag and scold I get really mad but when I calm down I honestly try my best to understand. But I don't see how you're taking any effort to understand me on my part. It's gotten so bad I just agree to whatever you say because I know I can't get any words edgewise and we all know who will win the argument anyway.

I don't think technology is tearing people apart. I honestly don't think so. I don't think it's making me interact with people less or it's making me ruder. I think I know when to draw the line and I know when I feel disgust when an entire family isn't communicating at the dinner table because they're using their phones. I think what's tearing us apart is that we all like to nitpick about small negligible issues and blow it out of proportion until it's large enough for someone to raise their voice or go on about it for an hour. We don't try hard enough, or we try too hard. You don't try to make our circle of life intersect and I don't want to either because whatever is in my circle doesn't interest you.

Times have changed and it's going to continue changing. My kids probably won't have the same childhood as me and we probably won't see eye to eye about many things. But what I learnt is that I can't stay stuck in my own time because it has gone beyond me and no one's going to be around if I continue staying there.

That's all. Monday is here again. Ugh.