assalamualikum, may peace be upon you and may allah bless yourself and your loved ones, ameen<3 — — — disclaimer - this is just an opinion. if you are against or for this opinion then that is totally fine! even though gen z is sometimes called 'the worst generation', i feel like it really isnt all that. just imagine, if you had a child when you were 20. how would you parent it? would you parent it like your own parents look-aftered you? actually, the majority of us wouldnt. why? mainly because we understand what true feelings are. many times, our parents would say, 'when i was your age...' blah blah blah... and spill the feelings they had when they were our age. yes, that might have been useful a while ago, but every generation is different. i feel like when we have kids of our own (if we wish) or if we ever have to look after a child, we’d do much better than our parents and way back. dont get me wrong, all of us should be grateful for our parents for raising us neatly and with discipline. but sometimes i wish we could tell them things that we have kept a secret for so very long. i often have this dream, me with my own two kids and whenever i pick them up from class, i ask how their day was, give them a snack and go to the library or the park if its a well day. many parents do this too, i know. then we walk home and play games, whether online or in real life, until their father gets home. many parents play games with their children, i know. then after we have a good dinner, i spend a good hour with those children. their father goes to get a blanket and some pillows and we make a fort under the dining table. then this is when they all spill their feelings, ask what they despise and what they desire. and instead of us shouting and protesting, we actually support them for what they are going through. i think this is key, many parents hear something we have been keeping to ourselves for ages. they always tell us to open up a bit and speak more, but when we talk about a feeling, they talk negatively or are just ‘too busy’ to listen. i think, because we have been through this situation, we would empathise with any future children and listen and help them. just a rant~
