As a parent of three grown children I can say that there's a lot more that feeds into a child's thoughts and beliefs than simply the parents/family. If it were possible, I would say that I have three polar opposites.
It is far too simplistic to suggest that kids are going to mirror their parents though they may follow along with religious beliefs and politic stances that they have grown up with and around.
There is also the fact that kids raised by the same parents are also raised by different parents. I'll try to explain. As the oldest of three, I was raised by young, poor parents. One was a minimum wage worker and the other a college student. Very different from the parents who raised my brother after dad had an established business and our socio-economic status was completely different from what I experienced. My sister got a little of both but due to the age gap she was raised more like my brother.
It is far too simplistic to suggest that kids are going to mirror their parents though they may follow along with religious beliefs and politic stances that they have grown up with and around.
There is also the fact that kids raised by the same parents are also raised by different parents. I'll try to explain. As the oldest of three, I was raised by young, poor parents. One was a minimum wage worker and the other a college student. Very different from the parents who raised my brother after dad had an established business and our socio-economic status was completely different from what I experienced. My sister got a little of both but due to the age gap she was raised more like my brother.
What fresh hell can this be? - Dorothy Parker
