So, I had a really weird train of thought.
In the Ten Commandments, it says to honor your father and mother.
In too many societies, it means that (not all, but still too many) parents feel an entitlement that they can treat their children and grandchildren like crap and still be honoured and served because they gave them life and are their parents/elders.
So, this means parents don’t necessarily respect their children, and the children who aren’t respected would continue the cycle, respecting their kids less than they were respected, because they’re now the parents.
And so on and so forth, which could possibly tie into how the rate of mental health issues are growing (generalising the increased awareness mental health has now).
I understand that this can be easily debunked, and there’s more nuance to all of this. But for people who come from “traditional families”, I’m curious to hear what you think.
Slightly off topic from you, but when I was going through a religious phase I always hated when older church goers would use it without thinking about the second part of it.
Parents are supposed to take care of their kids and earn that honor. I think the quote I half remember is treat your kids like Jesus did the church. Too many people throw out respect your elders, but some elders don’t deserve respect.