Jay and his mom were on the way home from attending an evening at school for parents and teenagers. The event was designed for parents and teens to build communication skills around the issues that kids face during high school.
The night had gone so well that Jay decided this was a good time to ask his mom about hookkah. He had been wanting to do that for a long time, but figured he’d just get a lecture. He wanted something more real than that.
Jay told his mom some of his friends who had asked him to go to a hookkah bar. Jay had never smoked hookkah before and he was tempted to give it a try, but he declined because he thought about what his parents might do if they found out. Now seemed like a good opportunity to find out exactly what they would do.
So he asked his mom.
She replied that she would be terribly disappointed in him. That she would feel she had failed as a parent. That she wouldn’t be able to trust him anymore. That she would seek professional counseling for the whole family.
What would you do if you were in Jay's shoes?
If I were in Jay's shoes, I would accept what my mother told me. I would understand that she is my mother and mothers know best for their children. They seek their child's protection and they would only want good for their children. My mom is more experienced in this world than my friends and me, so I should accept my mother's decision. Therefore, I should do what makes my mother happy and what she feels is right.
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ReplyDeleteif i was jay, i would not do do this and i would listen to my mom because she knows better then me. i would distant myself from these bad friends who are encouraging me to do wrong and make new friends. i would never break my moms trust even after knowing how dissappointed she will be if i do it.
ReplyDeleteIf i was in Jay's place, i would listen to my mom because parents know the best for there kids, and listening to them will only benefit us. Keeping away from this kind of stuff will be a good way to follow your morals. I wouldn't break my moms trust and go about what she has said.- Laiba
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ReplyDeleteIf i was in Jay`s shoes, I would listen to my mother, as paradise lies under your mother`s feet, and what makes her happy is what will make me a successful individual to enter paradise. Also your parents know what is good and always cares for you. No parent wants harm for their child.
ReplyDeleteif i was in jays shoes i would try to understand on my own that whatever my mum told me is best for me and maybe shes knows better since shes seen and known more than i ever did so i would accept what she says because i wouldnt want to see my mum upset, sad, or dissapointed in me in any way since raising a child with good manners is not easy i wouldn't want her to struggle and go through that phase of how she must control me i want to keep a good relationship with her and by listening to her we can have a great communication amongst each other which is one of the purpose for the evening club for high school teens and parents. and knowing anything u inhale which harms is not good for u in any way and since he had never tried it it was better for him to stay away from something he wouldve been addicted to
ReplyDeleteif i was in jays situation, i would definitely take into consideration what my mother had said about the consequences id face if i did do hookah.As well as the fact that she would be terribly disappointed. I would try to put my foot in my mothers shoes at this moment and imagine my child asking me to go do hookah. I would probably be disappointed like my mother, because she had spent so much time to raise me properly, and by doing this, i will no longer be obedient towards her. I will break her trust as well.I would probably hangout with people who would have a positive impact towards my personality, which would change me into a better person,than the people i am hanging out with now.
ReplyDeleteIf I were in Jay's shoes, I would accept what my mother has told me. It is usually said that 'mother knows best' so when in situations like this, your mom probably has the experience with whatever it is you want to do. Maybe she already knows the harmful causes of it and doesn't want you to harm your self too.
ReplyDeleteSo for my mothers happiness I'd rather stick to the things she's likes rather then disappointing her with the things she dislikes. -Malaika S
If i were in Jay's shoes, I would listen to my mother as she is the one who truly knows whats best for you. It might not seem like it at the time but it will pay off later. Even if the thing was not bad, if my mother would not want me to do it, I wouldn't do it.
ReplyDeleteIf i were in Jay's shoes, i would listen to my mom because she's the one who grew me up and she knows whats wrong and whats right because she probably went through this before and would never want that to happen again. my mom knows its harmful for me so she would never give me permission in doing hookah
ReplyDeleteIf i were in Jay's shoes, i would listen to my mom because she's the one who grew me up and she knows whats wrong and whats right because she probably went through this before and would never want that to happen again. my mom knows its harmful for me so she would never give me permission in doing hookah
ReplyDeleteIf I was in Jay's shoes, I would accept what my mother said and not go to the hookah bar. I would try to understand that my mother knows more than I do, that she is wiser and more experienced and thus understands the consequences of doing something like this better than I do.
ReplyDeleteIf I were in Jay's shoes I would stop from even thinking into getting any close to the hookah because the most important thing that his mother said was that she would fail as a parent and not trust him. Two most important things that we cannot understand it's value until we are in that state where we are either a parent trying to teach our child the right things and guiding them in to the straight path or losing our trust on someone dear to us like a child. They say trust is like a paper once its crumpled it never goes back to its first state. This refers to saying that once we lose trust in someone dear to us we won't look at home either the person or how close the individual is to us. In fact we will always remember that moment that they broke your trust and no matter how many times they try that one moment will never be erased from our memory. Same goes with this child wanting to try hookah he may not understand what his mother's words mean at the moment but at the end of the day his mother uttered these words out of love and care.
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