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The funny/sad thing is, I could write a similar e-mail to my parents explaining how disappointed I am with their live choices, inability to learn, their wrought
by ht_th 14y ago
The funny/sad thing is, I could write a similar e-mail to my parents explaining how disappointed I am with their live choices, inability to learn, their wrought inter-dependence they call marriage, and, to be honest, the way they raised their children (including me, of course).
I don't think there is anything wrong to be honest to each other. Family isn't as important as it has been throughout history and the Idea of Family as portrayed in our culture has become an outdated concept. On the other hand, as a family we do share a bond and a shared history together and we're connected. We can cut our physical ties to one another, just never see each other again, but we cannot free ourselves from our mental bond. We have to live with that. And I don't see how cutting physical ties would change anything about that.
- acuozzo 14y ago> Family isn't as important as it has been throughout history and the Idea of Family as portrayed in our culture has become an outdated concept. I wonder if it's exactly this opinion that yields ``adults'' like Nick Crews' children...
- ht_th 14y agoThat is a good question, yes. Maybe there is a generation gap. I wonder if Nick Crew and his broken family ever did talk about their expectations they have for each other. Or he just never expressed his opinion clear and cut to his children and, once he had enough, just cut the cord. The article is somewhat sparse on details. I would have liked it to have some sort of broader social-cultural analysis of sorts.