this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2023
47 points (87.3% liked)

Showerthoughts

29633 readers
792 users here now

A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

Rules

  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. Avoid politics (NEW RULE as of 5 Nov 2024, trying it out)
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
vatlark@lemmy.world
forkball@lemmy.world
quinten@lemmy.world
Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world
47
Biblically, each generation is respected less and less (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Leilys@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

So, I had a really weird train of thought.

In the Ten Commandments, it says to honor your father and mother.

In too many societies, it means that (not all, but still too many) parents feel an entitlement that they can treat their children and grandchildren like crap and still be honoured and served because they gave them life and are their parents/elders.

So, this means parents don't necessarily respect their children, and the children who aren't respected would continue the cycle, respecting their kids less than they were respected, because they're now the parents.

And so on and so forth, which could possibly tie into how the rate of mental health issues are growing (generalising the increased awareness mental health has now).

I understand that this can be easily debunked, and there's more nuance to all of this. But for people who come from "traditional families", I'm curious to hear what you think.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Slightly off topic from you, but when I was going through a religious phase I always hated when older church goers would use it without thinking about the second part of it.

Parents are supposed to take care of their kids and earn that honor. I think the quote I half remember is treat your kids like Jesus did the church. Too many people throw out respect your elders, but some elders don't deserve respect.