So Bloggy, I think I’m going to stick with watching Buffy for this quarter. Today I watched the third episode called “The Witch”. It was all centered around cheerleading tryouts for Buffy's high school. Buffy decides to try out, and on the first day of try outs something goes horribly wrong and one of the girls trying out’s hand lights on fire. Of course Buffy knew this was from a supernatural cause, so she decides to check it out. Eventually she finds out who it is. Amy, one of the girl's who only made it as an alternate on the squad, is casting spells on girls to get them kicked off the squad so she can be on it. Buffy knows that Amy’s mom had been pressuring her to be a great cheerleader, so she thinks Amy is only doing this for her mom. In the end Buffy finds out that Amy’s mom had actually switched bodies with her daughter so she could relive her experience as a cheerleader in high school. She would yell at Amy and tell her that her body was a waste of life and unless she was cheering, she would never be good enough. I think this happens quite frequently in reality (but not as extreme, obviously there is not too much body-switching going on) to many kids. People will play sports or join clubs just because their parents did, and they want to feel accepted by their parents. Then there are the extreme parents who force their children to play a certain sport pretty much so they can experience it all over again. I feel bad for the kids who have to put up with this. Their parents should realize it’s not their life, it is their child’s, and they should let them play whatever sport they want to. They should let their kid’s make their own decisions and just make sure they’re happy with whatever they are doing.
Love, Emily
I'd have to agree that it really is terrible when parents make their children feel obligated to do things only because they had done them when they were young. Though their intentions may be for their child to have enjoyed the same activity, parents have to understand that their children are not merely clones of themselves.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, I also have to refute this same argument. When I was a kid, my mom forced me to play an instrument when I didn't want to. Though I really hated practicing the first few years, I came to really appreciate and cherish playing an instrument.
All in all, this is a bit of a gray area, and I suppose the only way to really choose what is best for your kids is up to the parents themselves, not someone else's opinion.