How do you all feel about children who show s great disrespect to their parents?

@wonga94 (218)
Singapore
December 15, 2010 12:10am CST
Hi mylotters! I have a colleague who treats his mother very badly. Whenever his mother ask him something, he would ask her to shut up. I feel that he's very disrespectful towards someone who gave birth to him. However, his mother didn't scold him even though she's being treated like that. So what do you think?
4 responses
@saizo6 (2199)
• United States
15 Dec 10
I get really horrified when I see this kind of behavior by a child towards their parents. It doesn't matter how old the kid is, this kind of behavior is really disrespectful and uncalled for. I have to agree with you, this is the person responsible for your existence, you should show them the proper respect. I get really shocked when I see these kids tell their parents to shut up and things like that when they are talking to them. It's even worst when the parents don't do anything about it, they just stand there and take it. I would not stand for that since it'll give the kid the impression that he/she could get away with acting like that. Anyways, this is really wrong. I would never be that disrespectful towards my parents no matter how mad or annoyed I am with them. They taught me better than that.
@saizo6 (2199)
• United States
16 Dec 10
I completely agree with you. If you let the kid get away with these little things now it would only get worst as he gets older.
@wonga94 (218)
• Singapore
16 Dec 10
Hi saizo6! Yeah, it's really hard to watch him treat his mother this way and in no case on reason is any children allowed to do this. His mother doesn't say anything even though when so many of her friends are looking. It might be just shouting at her now but who know? It may even come to hitting her next time.
@camposkat (306)
15 Dec 10
It's either the effect of not being able to teach the child how to respect the elderly or could probably be the effect of spoiling the child. It also reflects how badly the parents have raised their children. To the child, it only shows that he/she never loved his/her parents and that this child never thought of what will his/her future children would do to him/her because what goes around comes around. He/She would get the same treatment he/she gave to his/her parents. To the parents, it's like giving birth to a rotten vegetable. I don't want to sound mean but I feel sorry for the child for not having been taught respect at all. But still, hopefully somewhere along, this child of hers would learn how to give due respect to his/her parents and hopefully not when it's too late.
@wonga94 (218)
• Singapore
16 Dec 10
Hi camposkat! You're right! She dotes on him so much that she allows him to do anything he wants. Parents should know when to give in and when not to. Yeah, children learn from example and when they see him so this to their grandmother, they might follow in his footsteps.
• Singapore
15 Dec 10
Oh my, that's really great disrespect for his mother! I can imagine the hurt and disappointment felt by the mother. She had to go through the pain of giving birth to her son, after that, nurse her son, seeing him through school and sacrificing almost everything to give it to her son, making sure that he has the best and ensuring that he's always loved. God...how can he treat her like this? Personally, I don't like children who are rude to their parents. After all, it's the parents who raise them up into fine young men and women. They cannot do this. My mother has a close friend, who has a son and a daughter. The daughter is extremely rude to her mother, even scolding and beating her, but the mother doesn't care. I was like so . It'll only reflect badly on the parents and in the end, the parents get blamed, oh my.
@wonga94 (218)
• Singapore
16 Dec 10
Hi JudgeIronFist! Yeah, the mother is doesn't deserve this kind if treatment after all that she has done for him, raising him from a baby to a teenager and now adult. I hate it especially when guys do this to their mother. They are also considered the man of the house and should be supporting her not tearing her down.
• India
15 Dec 10
ya this is very sad to his mother. but if he behaves like that also she loves him this is mothers nature. but i am giving a suggestion better please tell me the value of mother to him by doing this at least she will be happy after this.
@wonga94 (218)
• Singapore
16 Dec 10
Hi yskgandhi! Yeah. his mother can't bear to lose him so she gives in to him every time. Sometimes she 'lends' him money but never got it back. And she did bother to ask for it back saying that he's her son and is entitled to take money from her. I mean come on! That's her life savings!