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Generational Parenting

People have different perspectives when it comes to having a child. Some says it is what society dictates. Some says it is the dream. Some says it is the natural order of things. People will always have different opinions influenced by their environement and even their generation. 

It is understandable when people think their children are their retirement because for some of them, having their kids wasn't a choice, it was a plan they had to follow. That could make them feel robbed of the time they could have spent on themselves and it turns into "you owe your life to your parents" mentality. 

While in modern society, people have children as a choice in most cases. Now, some married couple can choose not to have children. There are more factors to consider before having a child.

This proves that parenting will always differ in each generation because the world we live in never stays the same. So, why should anyone's ideals on parenting be forced onto others? 

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