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How to Deal with the Generation Gap?

1759 views. 2010-4-22 09:31 |Individual Classification:society|

Recently I can't help to quarrelling with my father whenever we begin a conversation. I don't know why. Every time after the quarrel, both of us fall into silence for a couple of days. The tense atmosphere makes us feel more upset.
 
We have completely different perspectives to most the objects. Sometimes, I find his opinion is worthy, but nonsense on some occasions. I consent to think whether it reasonable or not. On the other hand, my father never thinks over my viewpoints, just keeping repeating his standpoints, without any logical deduction and practical test. I acknowledge that there are some elements of truth in his thoughts, but I just can't stand that he is apt to get angry  whenever I have a distinct idea from his about some topic.
 
My mother asks me to be obmissive because he's my father and I should show my respect for him. She tells me avoid discussing with him. Gosh! I got absolutely confused. I'm always admiring my father, but I just can't be subject to all his ideas. I just want to share with him my views, but it becomes a no no.
 
I think of the case again and again,  but I fail to figure it out. I find that people who grow in various circumstances will doubtless have different thinking modes. At father's generation, youths are asked to be obey the discipline, the leader, the collective. It's not allowed any dispute and dissent existing in their mind.
 
However, times have changed. With our country develops, we need more creative thoughts and comprehensive sight field to face the challenges from the world  in the 21st century. The students are being encouraged to think twice before they adopt the opinions.
 

Post comment Comment (7 replies)

Reply sddzzqq 2010-4-22 10:12
When I was a child , I always quarrelled with mum . But she said I changed a lot these years . Each time we were with different ideas , I kept silence or did other things . After all , they are old now . Taking them as young kids will be OK .
Reply bluebird 2010-4-22 10:46
That' also my problem sometimes. I try to share my opinions with my father, but he doesn't want to share his opinions with me, so gradually I'm not used to share either and just do my way ahead. That gives me a horroralble idea: will we become stubborn too when we get old?
Reply kezaer 2010-4-22 10:51
sddzzqq: When I was a child , I always quarrelled with mum . But she said I changed a lot these years . Each time we were with different ideas , I kept silence
Thand you for you advices, I think a harmonious family is more important.
Reply kezaer 2010-4-22 11:08
bluebird: That' also my problem sometimes. I try to share my opinions with my father, but he doesn't want to share his opinions with me, so gradually I'm not us
I guess if we keep up with the development of the society, we are able to talk with the offsprings happily in the future.

The situation is dynamic and ever-changing, hence, we have to renew the old concept in our mind in order to catch with the trendency. People should not keep their mind in stillness.
Reply ly.identity 2010-4-22 21:27
I think the gag must pain every child on the society. My Papa always says "成何体统" to me...

I happened came across an article written by Mark Twain the other day. Hope to some extent it can help you.

"First, then, I will say to you, ..--I say it beseechingly, ungingly--always obey your parents, when they are present. This is the best policy in the long run, because if you don't they will make you. Most parents think they know better than you do, and you can generally make more by humoring that superstition than you can by acting on your own better judgment."
Reply v87zhou 2010-4-23 23:17
There was hardly any conversation between my parents and I before entried into college. I was a high school student, I still knew little or nothing about the society. So  my "strategy" was the concession at that time.
I will have granduated by the end of July this year. The strategy doesn't change. I have my own thought, but most of which are not suitable to the realistic society. In terms of the finance, when we work, the salary we get can hardly buy an apartment. We have to ask my parents for help.
I don't want the controversies, which are not meaningfull.
Reply Reneeli 2010-5-6 14:30
i know your feeling exactlly, bcoze i always quarrelling with my parents recently. the different generation let us have different cognitive competence, it's really make lots of problem between families. But, in my opinion, whatever our parents did or do, we should believe they always want to give us the best thing. So, even i always quarrelling with them, but we all believe we love eachother. And with i grow up, i realized i have different ideas with my parents, then, for respecting them, i would discuss something with them but it is not mean i will follow what they wanted. i dont know did i let you catched my idea, anyway, i just want to say, for a family, here we need communication, we just need find a good way to balance something to reduce that kind of problem.

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