"I was not proud of my mother and father. I was embarrassed by their lack of education."
This quote comes from " The Achievement of Desire."
People know what is freedom of speech, especially in a free, capitalistic state-America. Depends on this country's culture and revolution, it's not strange to see people here have some kind of opinions like this; the subtle relationship between they and their parents became estranged.
When you received a better education than your parents, you were embarrassed by their lack of education. However, if your parents were better than you, how would they feel? I think most good parents will help you to improve, and even hope you to be better than them. The power to embarrass someone not only gave you.
My parents were better educated, but they did not have time to teach me. I was confused if your parents are famous artists and graduated in a famous university, but they are not good at Maths, how to consider them? or you need all-around parents? or you just want to depend on your parents?
If parents told you, "everything you have learnt from school was all for your futher, not for me."
What will you do? Why some children successed, others would not? It was a true story anyway.
I think the most important thing is learn to apperciate. Parents paid a lot for you, whatever they do, except serious things, and whatever they like, you should respect to them, never feel embarrassed about their poor education and useless. Because one day, you will like them.
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"If your parents were better than you, how would they feel?"
It's necessary to ponder at this question.
Of course, parents expect us to be better than them. They will be glad to see you are better educated, though they won't expect you will feel embarrassed by their lack of education. Actually they care more about you than how you think of them.
However, what if the child cannot be better than parents? Then the disappointment and embarrassment parents have will surpass any pride they got for their own achievement.
To have well-educated parents must be hard for children, since to surpass them becomes such a tough task, if not mission impossible.
In fact, everyone has his own road. As long as it leads to the success, no one road is better than the other. Your parents will appreciate your success, whatsoever, as you appreciate their success.
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