Is it right for parents to interfere with their childrens love life?

Philippines
October 6, 2009 8:22am CST
There are many parents who can't help not to interfere with their childrens' love life. Especially those children who's still living with them. They said that they care and love their children so much and they don't want them to end up with wrong choice. Do you think it's right? Or parents should only give advices and not meddling with their childrens' love life?
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8 responses
@manong05 (5027)
• Philippines
6 Oct 09
I would rather use "intervene" than "interfere". Parents don't actually interfere but they do parental interventions as they seem fit. Children who are still in the parents home can't run away from this for the reasons cited in the topic. It is for their good interest that parents do this. There is really nothing more than giving advises and imposing house rules that parents can do. Ultimately it's up to the children to make their final decisions to follow their parents advice or do their own thing. I kind of look at parenting as a stewarship. Children were entrusted to us and what we do is to give them good life and future. We are preparing them for the day that they will be on their own. For this reasons, parental intervention is necessary. have fun.
@tixepower (1195)
• Sweden
6 Oct 09
I don't know if it's right or wrong but I would probably do the same. Just think that your kid is together with an id***/**s**le girl or boy that keep hurting the son/daughter of yours or maybe you just see it from minute 1 that something is wrong. It's probably correct what they say if they say "Do whatever you want when you move out". But that doesn't mean that you can move out when you are 10:D
• Philippines
7 Oct 09
Yeah, I agree with you. I would mind a lot especially if its my girl. I would not just watch and let my child go out and live with the wrong guy. As long as her choice is matured and responsible then I would not intervene. Mothers only do what's best for her children, and most of the time mothers know what's best. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and have great day!
@Milesxiao (104)
• China
9 Oct 09
hi careguarden, it is better for parents not to meddle with their children's love life. every children has his/her own opinion about love, it is a serious topic, and you will make big trouble when you have not known the whole thing about their idea and relations. exceptional, if your children really have faults when they love someone who is unbelievable or there is some terrible trap, then you must stop this to avoid bad result happened.
@lilyliu (31)
• China
9 Oct 09
Hi,Careguarden: i think it depends on what degree the parents interfere. Yeah,parents absolutely love their children and hope they can live a happy life.When parents think their children have a wrong choice,you can give them advice,tell them the advantages and disadvantages.But never never force them to end up with their relationship. After all,it's your children's own life,Even if they make the mistakes.they can learn the lessons from it and in the following life,they will take seriously your advice into consideration.
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
10 Oct 09
One of the fear I might have when my kids would grow up and start a life in their own. For me, as long as it fits, i would interfere on what ever my children would do in his/her own life. Thats what parents for. But as long as I can see no problems with him/her running his/her life, i wouldn't intervene. But thats just my point of view. Later-on they are the ones who will make their own decisions. And no matter what we do, it is still their choice.
@nra091501 (173)
• Philippines
10 Oct 09
advice their children, tell them what their objections to the relationship, but definitely not meddle. most of the time when children were interfered with relationships they tend to rebel and do the opposite of what their parents advised them not to do. maybe it's that thinking of the children that they are old enough to think and decide for themselves that is triggering the rebellion.
• Philippines
6 Oct 09
I don't think its right to intervene or interfere with someone's lovelife regardless of the intention. SO I guess, I don't also agree with parents trying to intervene with their chirldren's lovelife. They must learn to let go of thier children and let them taste the bitter-sweet experience of falling inlove.
@xannebull (1793)
• Philippines
6 Oct 09
if the children falls at their right age, the marrying age, then it would not be right to interfere whom are they going to marry because you can't choose who are you going to love. parents serve as a guidance, they must just talk with them with some advices so children will be guided in the right way and not interfering them choosing on whom to love.