Best of Week: Parents actually mean well!

In my opinion, the most memorable and important idea of the week was stated during the discussion of whether or not Assef was a sociopath. We were talking about the signs of a sociopath, and if he was truly evil or just mentally impaired in some sense. But many people, myself included, thought that it was, in fact, Assef's parents fault for making him the way he is. We discussed how his parent's seemed to be afraid of him, and how at Amir's party they cowered behind him. It was almost as if they were the children, as someone pointed out. This led me to think about the storied I have heard that are similar to that of Assef's. Of course, not many did the terrible things that Assef did, but they were still corrupted human beings. They steal, they murder, they abuse, and they do much more, and many of them put the blame of why they are the way they are on their parents. This is also a recurring theme on TV shows that have to do with murder and injury (Bones, Medium, Grey's Anatomy, etc..).

This newfound thought made me really appreciate the fact that, even though they're strict, my parents are good parents and really only want what's best for me. Plus, they don't back down, even if I'm in the worst mood ever. I'm pretty sure I'll appreciate them even more later. Maybe I'll even stop being disrespectful to them. Well, maybe a little less...