Sadhguru Answers The Q Every Parent Has, “Why Are My Kids Not Like Me?”

Why are my kids not like me? Why don’t they have the same values as I do? These are questions plaguing every parent’s mind and this short video by mystic and spiritual guru, Sadhguru simply tells you what you need to remember every time you ask yourself that question.
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I often wonder, and in many conversations, this is a constant question that crops up as to why my kids are not like me? In fact, it turns out, the question plagues all parents and not just me. My answer to that question has at various times been, Why would you want them to be like you?

How could you expect your kids to be like you? From the minute they wake up to the time they go to bed, every single minute of the day is spent in an atmosphere and surroundings that are completely different from what you grew up in. From AC classrooms to chauffeur driven cars, to getting answers simply by asking Alexa to reheat their own dinners — which part of this sounds like an environment we grew up in. So from their education system to their environment, kids these days are being raised very differently. 

As a mom and entrepreneur, I am being consumed by many things currently — work, family, health, travel, and my quest to be a life-long learner. Very often things eat into each other's compartments and the one that gets compromised most of the time is the family one. We always think that the family will understand and use their time for something else.

But I now realise that spending time with my family and more importantly my kids is an important priority. 

Expectations were leading to disappointments and slowly bitterness crept in. It took me less than a month to realise I wasn't what I wanted to be and my children certainly did not deserve this. They needed my time and presence, if I wanted them to have the same value system as I did.

I slowly started detaching everything that wasn't important or was coming in the way of the time I needed to give them. Ofcourse I will share more on that later but I truly loved this short piece by Sadguru and i'm sure it's gonna help you too.

Key pointers:

1. See your child as a child and not as a girl or a boy.

2. You want your kids to be like you but you are not the future so why should they be like you?

3. Why are you trying to mould them when you are not doing it full time?

4. A joyful environment is more important than a loving one to raise happy kids. 

5. Consider what are your aspirations for your child. 

You can watch the whole video here and make sure to share your thoughts on this in the comments below. 

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