There are children today
who have never heard the word “enough.”
Never heard
“that is wrong.”
Never heard
“apologize.”
Never heard
“sit down and listen.”
Only applause.
Only excuses.
Only parents standing in front of consequences
like bodyguards protecting bad behavior.
And now the world is confused
why respect is disappearing
like airtime at midnight.
We are raising people
who think correction is hatred.
People who hear advice
and call it an attack.
People who cannot survive one disagreement
without turning every room into a war zone.
But nobody becomes impossible overnight.
A grown man does not wake up one morning
and suddenly hate authority.
A grown woman does not randomly become cruel, rude, selfish, and entitled.
No.
Those seeds were watered slowly.
At five years old
when they insulted an elder
and everyone laughed because it was “cute.”
At ten years old
when they screamed in a supermarket
and instead of discipline
they were rewarded with snacks and toys
just to keep them quiet.
At fifteen
when they disrespected teachers
and parents marched into school
not to correct the child
but to fight the teacher.
Now the child is twenty-eight.
Every boss is “toxic.”
Every relationship is “controlling.”
Every correction feels like oppression.
Because nobody trained them
to hear the word “no”
without breaking apart emotionally.
We have confused love
with the fear of upsetting our children.
Real love corrects.
Real love teaches restraint.
Real love says
“I know you are angry
but you still cannot speak to people like that.”
Discipline is not hatred.
Discipline is preparation.
Because the world is not your living room.
Out here
people do not clap for bad manners.
Out here
jobs are lost over attitude.
Families break over pride.
Friendships die over disrespect.
And society is ruthless.
A prison cell does not care
that nobody corrected you as a child.
An employer does not care
that your parents defended every mistake you made.
The world will not lower its standards
because someone raised you without boundaries.
That is why parenting matters.
Not just feeding children.
Not just dressing them nicely for photos.
Not just paying school fees.
But teaching character.
Teaching them
that respect is strength.
That apologizing is maturity.
That accountability is not humiliation.
That emotions are real
but they cannot become weapons.
Because a child who never learns discipline
grows into an adult
who blames everybody for the storms
they created themselves.
And the scary part is this:
bad behavior does not stay inside one house.
It enters workplaces.
Relationships.
Churches.
Roads.
Communities.
One undisciplined child
can become one destructive adult
and suddenly everybody is paying the price
for lessons that were never taught at home.
So teach them early.
Teach them kindness.
Teach them patience.
Teach them consequences.
Teach them that the world owes them nothing
and character still matters.
Because if parents refuse to shape their children
life will shape them instead.
And life
is a much harsher teacher.
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