24th January 2024

One thing that has been on my mind recently is the impact of a strong family unit on a children's development. As I am an adult now, things such as building a family is actually something that I will have to think about in the near-ish future.

Regarding this subject, there have been two things that are on my mind. The first one is realising how much more important having two parents that have good morals and are able to set good examples is as opposed to parents that have money to spend on things such as private school and other resources that are essential for a child's growth and development. Using celebrities as an example, Lebron James is a good example of someone who has been able to marry well and create a strong family unit for his three children. As someone who is successful, his children are able to not only look up to him, but learn from him in order to be successful themselves, allowing them to build good characteristics, such as hard work, consistency and patience which will help them in many areas of their lives. Also, by having a mother that is able to support what the children do, as well as the message the farther gives to the children, allows for them to see what a healthy marriage looks like, the children know how much of a commitment marriage is. An example of a somewhat bad family unit would be Blueface and Chrisean Rock. Quite frankly they are a match made in hell and I feel sorry for the child. Although they both have money, it is clear that their relationship is quite toxic for both Blueface and Chrisean Rock, which will effect the way that they will raise their child as it will be hard to make decision for the child when they can't communicate well. Both people are not particularly the best role models either, meaning the child may learn bad habits from their parents or will be forced to seek out other role models outside of the family in order to learn good habits. Although it would not be impossible for the child to turn out better than Blueface and Chrisean Rock, it would definitely be harder for the child, showing the importance of good dynamic in the family.

The other thought that was on my mind (which is more of an extension of the previous point) is one's individual responsibility to curb any bad habits before having a child ie: excessive drinking or smoking. It is natural that a child will end up being similar to their parents, so in order to ensure that your child ends up being the best they could possibly be, it is important that you end up being as good as you can possibly be. For to pass on your bad habits because you don't have it in you to overcome them to your children, the person you should essentially love the most is probably one of, if not the most selfish thing one can do. It is essentially passing the burden onto your descendants, hoping one of them is strong enough to overcome them solely because you could not. It is therefore imperative that one should make sure that they are spiritually, morally and mentally in the best shape possible before having children.