“Still Blaming Mom and Dad? GROW UP!” was written by Jo Coudert. It can be found in the Woman’s Day 1994 edition. This article is about grown children blaming their parents for their actions. “Continuing to blame a parent for…problems strikes me as a cop-out.” Also, Ms. Coudert said that her life was her own, and her parents had no hold over her. The author states that people need to stop using parents as an excuse for their faults. She uses the three examples of Matthew who is lazy, a boring dorm-mate with perfect parents, and a woman that used bad parents as an excuse to skip college; I also know a friend that is lazy, a boring girl, and a family member that used life as an excuse for quitting college. Matthew, the author’s example, used his father’s comment of his personality as a way to live life. Furthermore, His
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Coudert claimed that she was jealous of a girl with perfect parents. The girl lived in her dorm, and she was described as boring. “There was nothing quirky or adventurous or original about her.” Likewise, my friend, Sasha, grew up in the suburbs with the perfect family. Her parents ate dinner at the same time every night, and their car rides were merry. But, Sasha’s personality was dull. She never had excitement, whether good or bad, in her life to discuss, so she was uninteresting. An interesting childhood makes you an interesting person, but Sasha lacked that in her life.
Finally, Ms. Coudert worked with a woman that blamed her parents’ non-motivating comments about college to not go. “My parents didn’t think it was important to send a girl to college,” the woman complained. Also, Ms. Coudert said that this woman still has not taken college even though she is capable. Equally, I have a family member that wanted to go to community college after high school. Instead, she blamed her parents for her not going. She said, “My mom said it was a waste of money.” These two examples both used their parents as excuses even though they were
Coudert claimed that she was jealous of a girl with perfect parents. The girl lived in her dorm, and she was described as boring. “There was nothing quirky or adventurous or original about her.” Likewise, my friend, Sasha, grew up in the suburbs with the perfect family. Her parents ate dinner at the same time every night, and their car rides were merry. But, Sasha’s personality was dull. She never had excitement, whether good or bad, in her life to discuss, so she was uninteresting. An interesting childhood makes you an interesting person, but Sasha lacked that in her life.
Finally, Ms. Coudert worked with a woman that blamed her parents’ non-motivating comments about college to not go. “My parents didn’t think it was important to send a girl to college,” the woman complained. Also, Ms. Coudert said that this woman still has not taken college even though she is capable. Equally, I have a family member that wanted to go to community college after high school. Instead, she blamed her parents for her not going. She said, “My mom said it was a waste of money.” These two examples both used their parents as excuses even though they were