Today morning, while browsing, I came upon this video where
a young guy pulls a prank on his dad saying he got his girl friend (or whoever)
pregnant. The father lashes out at the boy with kicks and punches on the news!
Only later to be told that it was a prank.
Being the me that I am, I am aghast! Horrified! Angered!
I am given to understand we have certain “values” in this
country and culture and one cannot go, have sex and get impregnated or get
someone pregnant, before MARRIAGE! Apni bharatia sanskriti !
But who are we kidding? Are we really still in the age where
sex is only after marriage? In a study last year, it showed that nearly 40% of
our population has premarital sex. And a huge chunk of 50% refused to answer
the question! (I think, if they are refusing to answer, means at least another
25% of that would have had!)
So, now that we have established that premarital sex exists
in our country and culture, are there going to be no consequences...like
pregnancies, abortions etc?
As a parent, does one turn a blind eye to this and pickup
sticks to beat the hell out of one’s child, when confronted with this kind of
situation? Or is it time that we start being forthcoming when faced with such
scenarios? Why can we not really be the kind of parents who accept the changing
times, and be there to accept and support our children, even in their troubled
times? Why can we not give the emotional and physical support when our child
needs it the most?
The world is changing - technology, economy, political
scenario, education and pretty much everything around us is changing!!
When will the parents in this country change?
More on the push-pull
of bharatiya sanskriti in the next one...coz i have so much more to say!
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