Girl Clings to Life in Mississauga Hospital

[Sara516]

Re: Girl Clings to Life in Mississauga Hospital

@picoico

I’m gonna get an earful for this, but I have to say it:

The media really seems to be running with the Hijab angle. That may have been a source of conflict between dad and daughter, but I don’t think that’s the full story. It was probably apparent to her father that she left the Hijab much earlier.

She ran away from home…and decided to come back to pick up her things. That’s rather insolent…who knows what their discussion was like…what was said. I’d rather not know…no, she didn’t deserve to die…but going from what her friends are saying (no apparent abuse, just the Hijab issue) she was being a punk. And quite frankly, desi parents just don’t know how to handle punks. Not an excuse, just an observation…

Yeah, it’s horrible to talk about those who passed away like this, but please…I deal with so many snot nosed kids now that it must be said. That behavior IS NOT okay. Get a job, move out and then decide to rebel against your familial norms. Until then, you’re your parent’s property. So suck it up…if you want to be more like your friends than your family, then go live with your friends until you want to be back with your family. Don’t come back to get “your” things that they bought for you…

Kids in her situation have a choice…they can rebel against their friends or her family. This is how I thought when I was 16, and I haven’t changed my mind one bit. I think there’s no harm in saying she picked the wrong side. And I just wish her father had the sense and the dignity to be firm and principled…rather than a brute and a thug. Idiot probably didn’t even concern himself with his daughter’s life beyond her clothing choice, anyway…

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