Death of socialization
There is a common saying that children do have the right to socialize, but the most important question is do they actually get that opportunity? Well, I was beaten and denied of my childhood socialization. I was about ten (10) years old when my social isolation began.
There were many rules and regulations implemented in my father 's house, most of them were targeting my freedom of socialization, but the most outstanding one was "Don’t socialize with other people, especially boys." I often wondered why my dad would come up with such a ridiculous rule, because I was raised in an environment where men rule and reign, to worsen the situation my family was full of boys. Did this mean I shouldn 't have socialized with my brothers, cousins or even him? I do not think so.
In September 1997, I was coming home from school and I saw my friend Nicolas …show more content…
"Leo Vygotsky primarily explains that socialization affects the learning process in an individual. It tries to explain consciousness or awareness as the result of socialization." (https://explorable.com/social-development-theory) My dad grew up in a society where men rule and reign and women are less regarded, how less a small girl. He thought that denying my rights of socialization is one of the ways to enforce his rule in the family as a man this would make me become a better person in the society. But as I have mentioned in paragraph six (6) he made my life a living hell. I have struggled with low self-esteem, sometimes I thought that I would have done very much better without him. Before now trying to socialize with people, especially to persons in my community was a very big issue. But now I would confidently say that my Mom is my hero, with her help am whatever I am today. My dad violated my rights to socialize or participate in recreational activities and no child should be denied from their childhood
There is a common saying that children do have the right to socialize, but the most important question is do they actually get that opportunity? Well, I was beaten and denied of my childhood socialization. I was about ten (10) years old when my social isolation began.
There were many rules and regulations implemented in my father 's house, most of them were targeting my freedom of socialization, but the most outstanding one was "Don’t socialize with other people, especially boys." I often wondered why my dad would come up with such a ridiculous rule, because I was raised in an environment where men rule and reign, to worsen the situation my family was full of boys. Did this mean I shouldn 't have socialized with my brothers, cousins or even him? I do not think so.
In September 1997, I was coming home from school and I saw my friend Nicolas …show more content…
"Leo Vygotsky primarily explains that socialization affects the learning process in an individual. It tries to explain consciousness or awareness as the result of socialization." (https://explorable.com/social-development-theory) My dad grew up in a society where men rule and reign and women are less regarded, how less a small girl. He thought that denying my rights of socialization is one of the ways to enforce his rule in the family as a man this would make me become a better person in the society. But as I have mentioned in paragraph six (6) he made my life a living hell. I have struggled with low self-esteem, sometimes I thought that I would have done very much better without him. Before now trying to socialize with people, especially to persons in my community was a very big issue. But now I would confidently say that my Mom is my hero, with her help am whatever I am today. My dad violated my rights to socialize or participate in recreational activities and no child should be denied from their childhood