No one knows what impacts an individual’s functioning. For example, I'm quiet and shy. But what makes me shy and resistant? My mom was very athletic in high school but I don’t join sports.
As I think about my children and how they will be in the future, I am unaware of how their personalities will be. My kid could be a doctor or a rebel or the complete opposite of me.
One thing for sure is that I will not send my children to a Catholic school. I have nothing against the Catholic religion, it’s just reasons from my past experiences.
While in Catholic school, I had a third grade teacher who was addressed as Sister Pat. Due to the strictness, my friend and I would sneak off to the book bag closet, just to listen to our two mutual favorite bands which were Three Bad Jacks and Horror pops. At such an early age, I always found ways around the strictness and orderliness. I did not know what made me want to skip Mass every Friday and our music classes.
Did parents send us there for better education or to filter the negative influences out of our worlds?
It has been seven years since I have step foot on the campus but I still communicate with my old friends. They’ll tell me about their parties and concerts. In my mind I wonder if their parents know, but of course not. Catholic schools charged 5,000 dollars per year to protect the minds of the students by making sure they attend church every week and say the Apostles ’ Creed two times a day.
The gnarliest friends that I have met attended the same Catholic school. To me they seem to have no limits, if a crazy idea pops inside their brain then they will do it, like kick flipping off of a building and bombing hills in high heels. Most of them have been arrested at least once.
I listen to the stories knowing the feelings they felt, the feeling of the adrenaline rush that fills their heart while they sneak around. Perhaps they are foreign to the feeling of being trusted. But it took a while for me to get used to the feeling of being trusted and being able to do whatever I wanted to do.
Imagine the feeling of not being trusted by your teachers and parents. A community where everyone is in uniforms and pedestrian. Having to sit through Mass to make sure you do everything in life correct. I would go nuts too, at least I did while I was there.
In order for someone to listen and be faithful to you is based on how you treat them. You can’t expect your child to obey you if you won’t let them out of your sight. It’s such a controversial topic.
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