George Carlin once said:
“obedience and respect shouldn't be automatic. They should be earned, and based on the parent's performance. Some parents deserve respect, most of them don't, period.”I’ve always lived by that quote, because I’ve seen way too many parents who simply just don’t deserve the respect they think they should be getting, and I’ve seen some parents get say more respect than they deserve.
It’s a truly sad fact of life, but some parents just aren’t good parents. Luckily, somehow, I got two great parents. In their own way, they’ve been the two people I could count on to give me the support I needed, when I needed it. And sometimes they’ve tried to help me too much, and I’ve had to tell them no.
