Thursday, November 17, 2011

Challenge 17: Parent

183. Do you think that you have the qualifications of a good parent? Discuss.


One of my favorite acting games I used to play when I was in kindergarten was "family-game." It's a game where you act as either a mother, a father, a son, or a daughter. I remember I used to argue with my friends to play the mother role; I believe I did so because I never knew how a daughter should be like but was aware of what work a good mother does: cooking, feeding, caring, and so on. 


Of course, this knowledge about mothers would probably have come from watching many Disney or kids movies such as Cinderella and Snow White. I remember once I cried watching Snow White because of such evil doing of Snow White's step-mom; she was so vicious, trying to kill Snow White! Same thing with step-mother of Cinderella. Whenever I watched Cinderella I would exclaim, "Oh, poor Cinderella. Her step-mother is so evil; how can she not allow pretty little Cinderella to attend the party?" Watching these evil doings of mothers, promised myself to be a good mother 


I certainly do not know if I have the qualifications of a good parent of not. But I know one thing for sure: I will enjoy and love to be a mother, taking care of the family, though now I realize that sometimes it may be really hard. But I've seen what my mom has done good things to me. She is not perfect; I've seen her laugh, cry, angry, forgetful, careless, caring, and so on. Yet, I feel my mom has been the best parent to me in this world. So, why wouldn't I be eligible to be a parent? 

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