"Mis Abuelos, Mis Padres y Yo" (1936) by Frida Kahlo
How did you feel when Nora talked about the role of parental influence in her life? Could you relate? D you think people in our society over-estimate or under-estimate the affect of parental influences?
For most people, our parents are with us for a large majority of our development. Most of what we learn on how to be us probably comes from them. My parents took care of me and loved me, but I didn't see them much except for at dinner time for most of my childhood. Now I have exceptionally bad people skills, which I think that lack of interaction caused. I think people under-estimate what their actions (or inactions) can do to a kid.
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I like how you included the inactions of parents and how that can also influence a kid too. I feel people really underestimate that part and how the absences of certain interactions can shape a kid.
DeleteHearing how Nora talked about her parents was slightly unsettling. It felt like her parents forced her future into a different direction than what she wanted. In my own life I've felt pressure to pursue specific goals, but I’ve pushed against that in different ways and done my own thing. Parental influence is huge on a person of any age, and I think people under-estimate the control it has over someone’s life. Children tend to copy their parental figure’s actions, good or bad, and it can cause many problems leading into adulthood.
ReplyDeleteReading Nora talk about her parents made me sympathetic. My parents have always put my happiness as a priority over anything they wanted for me. Our society underestimates a parent's influence on a child. After my best friend moved out of her toxic household, I saw her change into a happier and more outgoing person, just from the lack of parents who want what is best for themselves rather than the child.
ReplyDeleteI can definitely relate to Nora regarding her opinion about the role of parental influence in her life. My mom graduated college and even went back to college when I was in middle school, and I think that watching her go through that pushed me to go to college and do the best that I can. On the other hand, my dad completed some college and pushes me more to make educated decisions. My father is more focused on my success rather than whether I go to college or not. I think that many people in our society underestimate the effects our parents have on our life. We learn so much from our parents from the simple ways that we behave to deeper values that we hold throughout our whole lives.
ReplyDeleteI think society massively underestimates the affects that parents have on us. Nora could sense the impact that her dad had on her. I think almost all of us can see how we are like our parents or unlike our parents in many ways. I think we are like that because of how they infuenced us in life. The ideals that our parents instilled in us carry us on through life. Some of those ideals could be great, some not so much. I think overall, it is so essential to have that parental guidence. It is even more important to have it at a young age.
ReplyDeleteOur parents have a huge affect on us. Regardless of one's age, parental influence is huge, and I think people underestimate how much power it exerts over them. Many problems can arise as an adult when children copy their parents' actions, good or bad. My parents made me who I am today. They always taught me how to speak to people after seeing how shy I was and now I am able to talk to anyone. Kids feed off of what their parents show them.
ReplyDeleteI think that people underestimate the affect of parental influences. Most of a person's personality comes from their environment, and especially the people in that environment. Most of the time, a person's parents are in their life from the very start. They also have an influence on the rest of their life, whether they are in the person's life or not. - Matt Pittman
ReplyDeleteFor those that have a heavy parental influence in their life, they could empathize with Nora in the fact that she feels like her parents expect something in her that she doesn't approve of. Many parents live vicariously through their children and never allow them to truly find where they grow and display their gifts. Nora felt like going against her parents' will and pursuing Glaciology would result in their disapproval, but following their path and being average results in her own disapproval. Even now, she feels regret for not dismissing their wishes for her life and following her dream of helping the planet and researching climate change. Though at the same time, she knows she should be grateful for her parents wanting to be involved in her life in some capacity. It's almost like if they cared less, it would be easier for her to do what she wanted.- Elizabeth Jones
ReplyDeleteWhen Nora spoke of how her parents treated her it made me very sad. I have had a similar experience with my parents. My mom was very similar to Nora’s mom, she even pushed me to not leave for college. I think those with parental support underestimate how important it is and those without it understand the struggle of feeling as if you have no support.
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