I Once Resented Going To School But.....
I believe every good parent with foresight knows and would do what is best for their kids; whether we like it or not as their children, they will always find a way to make sure we do the right things.
Even when it's hard for them and they have to make a tough decision. This is why sometimes we don't appreciate where they are coming from; we complain or even resent them, wishing they would do things our way, but then, what do kids know? Eat, play, sleep, and repeat lol.
We’d like you to share something your parents or guardians used to ask you to do that you thought was punishment until you grew up and realized they were rather helping you.
When I was a kid, my parents were loving, caring, and patient. I, particularly, was Daddy's little perfect Princess😊, but that doesn't mean they didn't discipline us. One glance from my dad alone is enough for me to be well-behaved and fall in line.
My parents weren't harsh, but I always listened and followed their instructions, as I do not like being scolded. I was the definition of an obedient child; I still am lol 😂.
The first thing I could remember they did that I did not appreciate at the outset was sending me to school. Okay, I know you are probably rolling your eyes right now, but here is the thing.
I was six years old, an age they believed I was mature and strong enough to be able to trek for one and a half hours to the village where the next available school is located. There was no school in the village where I grew up, so we had to trek a long distance every Sunday, stay with a great friend of my parents in that village, and then come back after closing hours on Friday.
This is why I resent going to school at the age of six. Aside from having to leave my family every school day and only stay together on the weekends, my parents were the only ones sending their kids to school, as at that time, others claimed they didn't have the financial means to send their kids to school, a reason I now know was not genuine enough.
If they were as determined as my parents were back then, they would have been able to afford sending their kids to school. What this means is that I had to leave my close friends in my village behind, and while they stayed back and played around all week, I had to do so much trekking every week to school. I do not like this a bit.
Why do I have to be suffering so much trekking every week on a lonely path to school while my friends stay back and enjoy themselves? I wished to be like them, playing around all week and never having to be separated from my parents. Back then, weekends and school holidays were my favorite days; that was when I got to reunite with my parents and friends after a long school week.
Even though I hated it, I had no choice but to keep going back to school every school day. But then, it didn't take long for these same friends to start wishing they had my type of parents; they wanted to start schooling just like I was doing. That was when I began to realize that my parents sending my brothers and me to school in the next village was the best thing they could have ever done for us.
With time I began to endure the hardship of trekking every week, because I knew it wouldn't last forever. I began to appreciate my parents' decision as I realized that it was the best thing for them to do, even though sometimes I would catch my mom with teary eyes when the weekends were over and she had to part from us.
If not for them, I wouldn't have the education that I have and am very proud of today. And even if I made it out of that tiny village, I wouldn't have come this far in my life.
These days, when I look back, I simply smile and pray that God continues to keep my parents healthy for as long as possible.
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My parents were also loving and protective. They were influential in demanding the greatest effort from me in any endeavor I undertook. Today I'm grateful for that because it helped me work hard to achieve the best possible results. That's one of the best life lessons you can teach your children. Thank you for your post. Excellent. I send you a hug.
Thank you very much, may God continue to bless our parents for all their love and sacrifice.
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Every child you age would definitely resent school because of the distance, even as an adult I think I would have also felt that way because of the distance.
The beauty of everything is that it finally paid off, God bless our parents for all their efforts 🙏
You can't imagine how many times I cried lol 😂 I wished I could stay back, but I'm happy I wasn't allowed to do that lol.
Yes, it pays to be educated, God bless every parent for their sacrifices.
It's not easy for parents to send their little ones to school. A lot of kids cry. In your case, you learned more by going to school than if you had stayed at home. For some kids, they can learn more at home, but there is some value in making that trek and meeting people they like and people they don't like and learning how to get along.
It wasn't easy for us as kids back then, due to the long distance from home, but we needed to be at school. In that village, school education was our best chance of a better future, and I appreciate my parents for it as I get older and wiser.
Hmm, that's a good question. I would have to think a moment before answering. When I was young, I didn't understand why my mother would insist I keep the floor of my bedroom clear of toys. I LIKED having my "projects' all over the floor from day-to-day. Now that I am a father, I almost obsesses over keeping the floor clear - perhaps because of my parent's insistence that I keep things clean.
!BBH
It's better to arrange the toys and keep the room in order, but kids hardly understand that.
I'm still trying to teach my three-year-old son how to not scatter his toys everywhere, it's a lot of struggle for parents lol.
I totally understand why you would resent going to school, especially with that kind of trekking experience. But yeah, at least you have grown to see that they just didn't have a choice. Sometimes life just happens that way, but then what doesn't kill you, they say, makes you stronger.
Hehehe, all those experiences shaped who I am today. I'm grateful for it.
How sweet... We can only be grateful that something like this happens!
Congratulations!
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you 🙏❣️ I'm truly grateful for those experiences..
What a powerful and touching story, @funshee! ✨ It's amazing how our parents' tough choices, which feel like punishment then, become huge blessings later 😊 Your journey to school sounds incredibly challenging, but it clearly shaped you into the person you are today 💖 It's truly inspiring 🙌
Being a parent involves making tough decisions sometimes, and some of these decisions, kids only get to appreciate later in life.
Thank you so much for your comment, I appreciate it.❣️🙏
Nice one friend.
It's quite understandable for their act and now it results to something very positive
That's true, I am happy and grateful for the way things turned out.
Trekking that distance is enough to make you resent. but I'm glad you appreciate it now
Heheh, it was tough but necessary, and now when I look back, I'm happy.
It's a good one🥹✨
I also went through something similar to this tho it's was me and my brother, my dad will send us out of the house to School after our mom finish preparing is for school, most times I cry buh I had no choice, but now I'm so grateful the did that, because it made me stronger...
It was for our own good, but as kids, we didn't understand; we thought they were being harsh..
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I was impressed with all the sacrifice you and your parents made for your education, as a mother I can know how painful it was for your parents and as a child I was, I also understand how difficult it must have been for you; however, there was no other option, it is sad, but it was that or leave you behind without education and that is something that a mother who wants the best for her children cannot afford.
I also thought that I studied in a school that was right in front of my house and it was the best school I could have ever had, besides, for my fortune, it was public, because my parents could not have afforded a private one, so I understood that I was privileged.
Thank you for sharing how much it cost you to study and how grateful you are now for that.
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Thank you so much for your comment, and sorry for the late reply, I have been so occupied in the last 24 hours.
It was hard for my parents, my siblings and I, even as a child back then, sometimes I could feel how challenging it was for my mom each time we had to leave for school and now that I'm mom I can't imagine how hard it will be for me to see my son pass through what I went through, I'm grateful he will never has to experience that, and that is thanks to parents sacrifice.
You were so lucky to have your school just in front of your house, 😊that was all I wanted as a child. Hehe!
You must be kidding me 😱... One and a half hours??? If I were the one, hating school would be an understatement. Now I see why you never liked the idea of going to school not when your little mind drifts to the amount of fun your friends would be having back at home.
But now, you can't even dare to compare yourself to those friends who weren't enrolled in school cause the difference would be strikingly clear. All thanks to your lovely parents 🥰.
Hehe, the trekking no be here o.
Some of those friends of mine later joined school when they were older, and you can imagine how badly it delayed their education, and some never made it to school, sadly.
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