Can parents and children be friends? - Page 2

Originally posted by: Bubblie1490

Yes parents & children can be friends, but I believe there's always a generation gap that sometimes or lets say few times stops kids & parents from sharing some stuff.

Don't get me wrong & no offence meant but our Indian culture is also somewhere a tiny bit of a reason that there're somethings that both parents & kids wont be comfortable to talk to eachother about, no matter how close they are to eachother.

The society on the other hand has this set code of conduct for both parents & kids if you look at the families from small towns or villages.

The age/time also plays a big part, because its in the hands of parents about when to start being their kid's friend, but at the same time, they have to act like parents in certain situations.

There're things like these that people as family have to over-come & try & understand what is it exactly they want, because at the end of the day it's your family who's gonna be by your side & not the society or anyone else.

Originally posted by: ..RamKiJanaki..

I don't think it's just the Indian culture. Living in the American culture, I see a lot hostility between parents and children here too. Kids in my high school often called their mom a "bitch" or their dads "bas***d". Seriously, like how can that language ever be used with one's parents? It's terrible. 🤢

I think there are good and bad parents in both cultures. The problem with Indian culture is that so many children are taught to fear their parents, because fear is believed to bring about discipline. On the other hand, the American culture is too lenient. Whereas Indian culture has too much discipline, American culture has no discipline. Both scenarios are wrong IMHO and the best parenting style is one with love and attention with the right amount of discipline.