When two people engage in intercourse they may conceive and give birth to a child. Do it again and that child might end up with a sibling or more. Then the parenting style kicks in.

Let us be clear on one thing, children are different. Children from the same parents will have different personalities. Fair enough, yet there will be cases where the different personalities are seen as a gateway for some children to act as they wish with no consequence. Now, I do not find fault in a child enjoying their youth, gaining experiences, and finding themselves. I have a problem with parents condoning a child who chooses the wrong path themselves and makes it a burden on the other children.

I have always been of the firm belief that parents should stop babying children once they become adults. This is so that they can go into the world and choose the path most suitable. The parent should not be waiting to fix all the issues of the child at that point as they are an adult. In many ways, a child who can sleep outside the home, have sex, sit in a man’s car at midnight and choose their own is an adult. Not forgetting a child who can have sex and have children. Yet some parents quickly ignore all of this and make it the responsible sibling’s job to raise the family and show face.

Some parents believe that they must take care of their children to the end. There is a difference between being an available caring parent and coddling a grownup. This is not an attack on any parent. This is an unbiased observation.