Is this an effective way for parents to teach kids -- by suffering themselves based on the kid's bad choice??
Ghandi's grandson Arun often speaks of a time he drove his father into town and was supposed to have the car serviced while his father went about his business. Arun had agreed to pick his father up at 5 pm. When he showed up 1 hr late his concerned father asked what happened. Rather than admitting he had lost track of time at the movies, Arun said it took longer to service the car than expected. Little did he know his father had already called the service station and learned Arun had left with the car hours earlier.
Catching this lie, Arun’s father asked, "What have I done to raise a son who would so easily lie to his father?" As an act of penance his father decided to walk home, 18 miles! No matter how much Arun apologized and urged his father to PLEASE get in the car, he could not get him to change his mind. Arun felt so badly that he never lied to his father again.
2006-08-21 13:04:05 · 4 answers · asked by Finnale 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
yes I agree, as parents we are responsible for our childrens morals. Because he could not pass judgment on his son he had no choice then to punish himself, this is the only way he could forgive himself for his sons lie
2006-08-21 13:20:20 · answer #1 · answered by libraintiger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's just plain crazy!! The father should have been honest with his son, and then made HIM walk home! Why should MY feet hurt to prove a point to my child?
2006-08-21 13:12:16 · answer #2 · answered by Poetess_4U 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the situation, it sounds sick in a way. And is this really true?
2006-08-21 13:10:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cool.
www.adidam.org----they teach great parenting skills too!
2006-08-21 13:14:13 · answer #4 · answered by soulsearcher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋