saying "im doing it for your own good" is wrong do u agree?

Question

how can someone know what is best for you better than you do..
you always know what your doing

Answer 1

we all have different levels of experience, ergo different perspectives and different ways of making judgments and decisions. sometimes we can see a problem coming because of our own, unique perspective, that others may not be able to see. if that is the case, then sometimes we are obligated to take action on behalf of others, "for their own good", despite their objections...
this is particularly true for parents and other caregivers of children or young people. simply because they have lived longer and have experienced more of the world, they are sometimes in a position where they must take action based on that knowledge and despite the fact that it may upset the child at the moment....
life is full of gray areas...
there are very, very few absolutes....

Answer 2

I had two people at a party several years ago that I love very much. My aunt and uncle were about to drive home, sloshed out of their minds, with my little cousin in the car. NO WAY! They refused to give me their keys. I suggested they go to the bathroom before they leave, and when she did, I got into her purse and took her keys and hid them. I told her it was for her own good, and for the good of her daughter. Then I drove them home and kept my cousin overnight since I figured they would be out cold and she was too young (5 or 6 at the time) to fend for herself through the night and the next day. She called me for a ride in the morning when they got up and thanked me for doing that, even though the night before she took a swing at me for it. In answer to your statement, sometimes you only think you know what you are doing because your mind is blocked by something - whether it be alcohol or just an emotional connection the situation. Objective third parties often can see the situation for what it really is, and when that happens, then they know what is better for oyu than you do.

Answer 3

This all depends on the age of the person in question and the circumstances of someone 'doing it for your own good'...If it is a child or even a teenager then they are not equipped to make a lot of decisions for themselves...They cannot predict the consequences of some their actions or as Dr Phil would say 'they can't see around corners' like those of us who have had time to grow and experience the world and its happenings.

Have a great day :0)

Answer 4

It all has to do with your upbringing, how you were taught, that is not a very good Lisha,it is supposed to teach you, not to take a short cut or a way out of explaining to you, it is a desperate way out, problem, they dint no how to talk to you as a person, only by there experience or knowledge, they look at children different than adults,which they should not but a lot of the world does this. SORRY

Answer 5

It depends on the situation. For example,. say your parents found some marajuana in your sock drawer. They confiscate it, sign you up for therapy, and possibly rehab. You don't want to go for obvious reasons. But, they make you go. They don't care if you WANT to go because you NEED to go, for your own good.

Now, if your girlfriend/boyfriend is creepin with your best friend and your best friend says they only did it for your own good so that you would now that your bf/gf was a cheater they are full of it and yes, saying it's for your own good is WRONG!

Answer 6

you're wrong.. we do not know the things that are best to ask.. we only know things that we want... the things we think can do us something we love or the things that we think the best for us coz we will benefit from it... but sometimes its not the best... but ofcourse its our choice... asking someone for advice on the things we may consider doing will not lessen our choice..

Answer 7

It's called parenting. Been there done that.

Answer 8

Depends on how old you are