Launching children is the time of vital change for most
parents. This is the stage when children leave for college, or those who are of
age deciding to move out own their own. It is very difficult for parents at
this stage to accept the fact that their children are matured enough to face
life on their own. This is mostly on the mothers, because they get more
involved in a child’s life from his childhood stage still when he is grown up. For
fathers, they care for their own children, but would not restrain them from
taking up responsibility for themselves.
According to the book, this is the time when young adult increase
independence and self discovery. In chapter one, one of the needs of human’s
according to Maslow theory, was self actualization, that is to say, everyone
gets to a stage in life, when he questions himself or herself, “why or what is
my purpose in life”, and at this launching out stage, young adults, want to
figure that out soon.
Hi Emua,
ReplyDeleteI like reading about your insight and thoughts about family. I really think that there are multiple versions of family, at least for me personally. I have my family that I was born into, that includes everyone that I am related to, including my parents and brothers and sisters. However, over time, shared experiences, and love I have found that my family is not only limited to who I am related to. I have a couple of friends that I consider family, I would do anything for, and they share both the benefits and downside of that treatment. I think that society helps to instill in people what the idea of family should be, with the media and television, showing parents, kids, and perhaps grandparents. However, I think that is simply not the case anymore, during sports we even use to even refer to each teammate as family, despite race, religion, age, or class. I think family is whoever you want it to be!