Hello hivians, it's good to be in this space again. Trust you all are doing very well.
I will be responding to this week's prompt by 
I can make this bold claim because I remember having to listen to my mum ( of blessed memory) who happened to be the first child of the family talk about how she took care of her six younger ones financially after finishing her secondary School education. She told I and my younger brother how she was immediately sent to learn a trade and upon completion, she was ushered into the business world with the sole purpose of sending upkeep money for food and educational welfare of her younger ones.
It was no small feat because the money sent was never enough and the demands kept increasing. Not to mention that some of her younger siblings developed a 'Rights Mentality' and they never appreciated her for her efforts towards shouldering the responsibility of the parents. I also remember seeing her putting some of them in a trade, till they got settled economically and financially.
AS A PARENT DO YOU AGREE WITH ALLOWING YOUR KIDS SHOULDER BURDENS THAT IS NOT THEIRS?
My honest answer is NO. I do not agree with this neither do I see sense in it because to me, it feels like that child's sole purpose of being born is to bear burdens which I believe should not be so. As parents we should understand that we are vessels of procreation. We are caretakers of this kids. Our responsibility is to nurture, groom and train the child with the right amounts of love and discipline, gearing the child forward in his or path in life to fulfilling his or her own purpose here on Earth.
Another reason why I do not agree with allowing kids shoulder parent's responsibility is because it places the child in a dilemma about the future. Hence, you see these kids especially the first born kids, go out of what is ethical to make wealth in order to be able to cater to the family's wants and needs .
AS A CHILD IS IT NECESSARY TO PAY BACK YOUR PARENTS LABORIOUS EFFORTS EVEN THOUGH IT MEANS SACRIFICING YOUR FREEDOM?
Once again, my answer is NO, It is not necessary for you to pay back. Come to think of it, do you think you can pay back for all your parents laborious efforts towards raising you? I doubt that a lot. Let's check out a few things. Firstly can you pay your mum for the nine months you were in her uterus? Can you pay her for the sleepless nights watching over you? Or the worry she had anytime your temperature increased beyond normal? The answer to these is no.
That's why even the Bible encourages children to honor their parents not pay back to your parents.
The honor part is where we as children need to focus on as this will stir a willingness in us to do things for our parents out of deep love and respect for them and not out of demand nor compulsion. This is imperative because life is in phases and we will come to a notice that our parents have gotten to the decline stage (old age). At this phase, they will not be able to carry out so many activities easily. So this is where we give back to them not pay back to them. We spend quality time together with them and make the latter end of their lives memorable.
I also feel this is quite important, because whatsoever we do is a seed and if we want to real what we sow, then this is a good way to sow good seed. We should also remember that we will surely get to that phase, when time comes. As a child,you have never been raised and nutured to be up and doing,it would not hurt to offer some assistance, be it financially, physically, emotionally, time wise etcetera, to the family in which you came out from. I for one believe that it is an honorable thing to do to.
This is my response to this week's contest.
Thanks for reading 😍.. Shalom