So Not Love

It's Saturday people...a boring one for me indeed. I'm some what under the weather and it's making me less attracted to things with every moment that passes. Since I've been lying on my bed for most part of the morning, I decided to take a trip into the unknown..

A trip into the unknown just reminded me of the cartoon Frozen. Elsa and Anna, two sisters who were so different in terms of likes and carriage. I wouldn't really blame Elsa for being so withdrawn, anyone with such powers would always be swallowed with responsibilities and no time for fun.

Which brings me to my continuation in the unknown. Apart from security and so their kids would have proper manners, why else would parents like to keep their kids secluded from the outside world.

I'm asking this because we can see these type of kids in society today who become loose cannons at the slight taste of freedom they get because they have been caged all their life.

Take Elsa in frozen for example, her parents were too quick to shut her up and lock her away from the world simply because she had powers. They could have done something better to help but they choose the easier way and that left poor Elsa without a way to interact as she even shut off her sister Anna too.

This too is seen everywhere in society. Parents do not want to spent more time paying attention to their kids while they play, they make them not play at all. They shut them off from people thinking that allowing them play with toys help keep them safe and sound.

There are the working class parents who make their kids spend all day, literally all day at school. How does a small child spend all day at school and close in the evening simply because their parents are busy at work so they keep the child busy. Yes,such children end up being brainiacs and geniuses but what happens to the other aspects of their lives, so much deficiencies.

It just isn't right for a parent to subject their child to such activities without trying to make up for it. There is nothing like family time as everyone is busy till the end and after that they just sleep. Most people only see members of their family at the same place during breakfast or dinner and apart from then, everyone is simply at their respected niche.

I visited a friend for a few days and I started to envy their life. They had a lot of privacy and as a growing teenager it was what I needed or was craving at that time. Time to myself and my stuffs but I couldn't have this at home cos my sis always wanted to spend time and then there was the usual family time every evening where we talk about our day whether you like it or not. It is usually not by coercion but that was how I saw it then.

I wanted what I didn't have which I thought was better. Until I went to live there for almost a month, then I found out that things were horrible. My little sister couldn't cope and went back home within a week. I tried to stay the whole month but I was more like enduring than actually living.

I couldn't help but feel sorry for them cos they knew nothing about actual association thanks to the way of life they've been exposed to and thanks to the never failing assistant social media. To make matters worse, social activities at school did not interest anyone and the situation went from bad to ugly.

I'm trying not to face social media and it's dark force on family association today because no matter how I look at it, social media is not really to blame but the people who let it.

What's funny is that most people are envious of this way of life cos to them that's how sophistication is shown. They despise the bond they have now with their family and make plans to raise their kids in the 'sophisticated' way when they are ready.

It's far from sophisticated, and even if it is sophistication, I want no part in it, neither should anybody.

Author's Epilogue

This article was inspired by a little child I saw where I went to have my new dress made by a tailor. She cried just because another baby was touching her. She kept on screaming and running from the guild even though she was older and as I watched, I just couldn't help but wonder how the child is probably always indoors and doesn't play much else she wouldn't be so frightened by a little baby trying to play with her.

I'm not a mother yet, not planning to be one anytime soon but one has to be prepared and so should you, so we don't end up making mistakes we shouldn't.

That's if for today, thanks for reading.

Mhizutty the voice of truth 🎵🎶🎵