My Dad, His Dad
One of the fears a migrant parent must have, is whether their child will receive the same positives, same influential experiences and ultimately cultural findings or conclusions in life that they did. Regardless of class, there are blessings of identity, family and national pride - that most gain through daily existence in any country…. These are held deep and a desire for offspring to adopt these values and ultimately ideals surely cause distress. I imagine there would be a lot of angst experienced that these children may not understand or share these same beliefs if they are important to you… cause ultimately it also may mean that your children won’t understand you. Growing up in a mixed racial community where Western ideals are the norm, it is easy to mistake these traditions and beliefs as your own. Chatter about boyfriends and girlfriends, parties, pocket money, the tooth fairy, debutants, debating with parents, teenage sex, abortion and leaving home at 18 w...