Do you wish you had better role models growing up?
@beautyqueen26 (16030)
United States
August 16, 2007 11:41am CST
Most of my role models growing up were on television. And, for better or worse that's where I picked up good and bad habits. For awhile I admired sports figures and tried to live up to their athletic examples. And, later on adopted an academic attitude as my favorite TV people grew up and went off to college. And, then I went through the MTV phase and just had to be like all the rock stars. Not a pretty phase. But, it was fun.
And, while I'm sure my mom thought she was setting the best example that she could, as a kid, I wasn't interested in following it. But, that's part of being a kid, you don't want to listen to anyone, even if it's for your own best good. But, most times she wasn't able to be there, so I had to find my own role models.
As mom to a very head strong child, I am in the parenting shoes now and hopefully will be able to anticipate the things she will go through. That will help me set a better example for her, and be there for her when she needs me, while still realizing that she will want to forge her own path through life.
So, do you wish you had better role models when you were growing up? Do you wish your parents had set a better example for you? Or, do you feel that they set a fine example, but you weren't able to follow it? Please share.
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@DanaMark (807)
• United States
19 Aug 07
I wish my Dad and Mom had been stronger in dealing with people who disagreed with them. I have a hard time standing up to people or arguing with people. I know it is because I never saw my parents argue either with themselves or with others.
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@beautyqueen26 (16030)
• United States
20 Aug 07
And, for me, I'm just the opposite. I grew up seeing way too many arguments. So, that's how I thought people dealt with things. Dealing with things like an adult in a civilized manner is a life long struggle for me. I am always having to remind myself to use big people words and not just deal on an emotional level like a child. I am getting better at it though.
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@swatig (1183)
• India
16 Aug 07
I know you are going to feel bad from my comment on this discussion as i think telelvision as IDOT Box and nothing else. but apart of this i agree with you for the role model in sports. as i personally like sports and take active parts in sports. like sports person whether kids or young or learner in that. i believe that parents is the right person to set an example for any kids or for younger for his or her life. parents is more close to children then anybody else. role model shown in television is nodoubt lead the life for many of young chilren but to make children mature one, you hve to set an example in front of them and then television is no use in that. thats i think and believe.
@beautyqueen26 (16030)
• United States
16 Aug 07
In my case parents should have been a good role model, but it did not turn out that way. If you had lived there, you would have seen what I am talking about. In those cases we turn to others to set the example. As a parent, I'll set a better example. Thanks for dropping by.
@rachelnextdoor (187)
• United States
16 Aug 07
My role models came from books, so I guess I was a lot better off. My biggest influence was The Hobbit as a child and Lord of the Rings as an adolescent. I'm twenty-seven now, but sometimes, I still ask myself what would Faramir do when facing a touch decision.
