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[ALIREZA1]

Re: How many of you still subscribe to ..

@Theorist

As a parent, you have to provide for your children and take care of them. That alone deserves respect. I don’t believe in raising disrespectful children. Teach them to respect every human instead of teaching them to only respect those who do something for them. Terrible.

So I guess your answer is that you subscribe to tribal and feudal values and people should be respected for their position. The basic difference in the eastern and western premise of raising children is that eastern people think that the child owes the parent unconditional respect and obedience because they resulted in his birth and they provided for him. Whereas in west the opportunity to raise a child and watch him grow up is a privilege and reward in itself and the child does not owe his life to the parent.

Respect comes naturally from your actions and if you are worthy of respect you won’t need to demand it.

If you are worthy of respect by virtue of being a parent alone then where is the incentive for good actions. A jerk and a good father would both get parental respect.