Do fathers let their children fend for themselves as instinct?
415449
Yes, there fathers made them fend for themselves so they do the same with there children, but it can be changed...God bless
716169
Absolutely. I never had a good relationship with my father. I also hated the way he manipulated my mother. I always said to myself that I would never allow a man to treat me that way. I'm sorry to say this, but my experiences have led me to take this out on my husband. He tells me from time to time "Just because you didn't get along with your dad means that you can take it out on me!" and he's right. I dont' allow him to tell me what to do. When I want to do something, I do it without his approval. I also dont' trust men, due to my parents relationship. So I thought "let me do it first before he does it to me!" and I did, I cheated on him! That's something I terribly regret. \n\nI do think it's possible to break this pattern if I were to mend my relationship with my father. But it wouldn't be easy. It's a process and something that you really have to let sink in before you're able to change your perceptions.
666829
Some of our actions are due to instinct, others are due to higher level thinking and are therefore due to motives.
394480
That's a very interesting question. I never thought of it that way before. The three patterns that play out with that theory do seem to fit into religions. Makes sense that it would be prevalent in their daily lives also, it's so ingrained to believe they are helpless unless they count on an outside source. Kinda twisted in away...that outside source is what will punish then for not being good enough. I'll say it again.....No child should be afraid of his/her parent.
213123
Interestingly, this question is usually posed to males and females, offering only the choice of the spouse or the child. In study after study, males tend to choose their spouse over their child, while females almost universally choose their child over their spouse. What does that tell us? Well, for one thing, the maternal instinct is just about the most powerful force in nature. And for another, women need men like fish need bicycles. But you already knew that.\n\nMy answer? Well, the question clearly implies two survivors (i.e., myself and which of the three?), so, like James Tiberius Kirk at the Starfleet Academy before me, I am going to bend the rules (not break them, mind) by altering the scenario. I would sacrifice myself to save those two places for my wife and child. And that answer is worth 10 points on originality and sheer ingenuity alone, if I dare say so myself. ;)
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it's possabley like how parent feel bad when their kids do something bad, he uses guilt like parents.\n\nalso arn't humans based on the image of God or something like that.\n\nif he made them go away then how could he connect with us as a human race he created?
1089677
I think yes, chldren do have the urge to look after their own interests. They want what they want. And it seems perfectly natural to them to protect what they want. Some children are, though, naturally giving to those that they care about. Just as that selfish streak is inherent, I think unconditional love is also something inherent in children.
259129
Just do whatever feels natural.  There are some instincts you are just born with.  Don't think too much about it.
14660
It's very obvious that boys aren't being raised that way anymore.  I find that it surprises women when you show the old fashioned respect now, such as holding a car door open or letting them go first in anything, or even picking something up that they drop.  But I agree with you, and I find it's better to carry on that tradition than to let it go.  I still believe that men should work and be the one that supports the family, but my wife doesn't agree with that because she doesn't like staying home so I'm letting her have her way until she regrets it.  I have it ingrained in me to take care of the woman and it bothers me not to, but it's not that way commonly anymore.
1079463
No, of course not.\n\nEveryone has a right to live his life as he wishes, as long as he doesn't interfere with someone else's.\n\nUnfortunately, parents want their children to be how they wish THEY had been. So it shocks them when their children choose a different road, whatever this may be.
108168
Definitely I think so. Our genes are inherited from them hence we will tend to display their characteristics in our behaviour. I am not sure whether this internet resource would be of any help to you:\nhttp://www.brocku.ca/psychology/courses/outlines2003/parental_characteristics_and_parenting.3P23.pdf#search='can%20parental%20characteristics%20affect%20the%20behaviour%20of%20their%20children?'\n\nIt is in PDF format
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well if you mean DCF i dont thikm that they do. i think that they desroy lives i know they did mine when i was a kid they came and took me out of my home and i had to grow up in homes that is no way to live. but as i am a parent today i still see them doing the same thing yes they do help some children but overall i think that they abuse there power.
908602
Who says Dads are not smart ? only those dads that do say they aren't don't know how hard it is to be on top of every bad situation their children bring to them, It's not about being the smartest it's the knowledge of knowing what to do in the right situation when it comes and knowing the Law and learning more than what their own children know to help them when that time arrives to help them in any givien situation good or bad. and plus being a good listener is always a great help and knowing their children well enough to where they will come to him no matter what happens by helping them in any way. Like My Daughter wants a new Car, Time to get a job to afford one is a starter. nothing in life is free to them just the advice I give them As their Dad !!
5500
Definitely yes - just imagine the last hope of children left by their parents. \nBut this is a fragile question: God says you must love and respect your parents. I think we must meet this demand till the point of not giving ourselves up. Being a parent means such great responsibility that it's easy to develop some features of a behaviour of owners or rulers. And besides, there may be some rivalry between the ex-rulers and the more and more independent growing-up personality... Try not to forget what a lot you have been given in your childhood, but keep an eye on your independent developing peronality - and you may find the proper ballance. Terrorists are never right either fathers or sons...
845870
No; that's solely for the mother. The parentage would be equally distributed between the mother and the father if they did have them - kind of like the way a seahorse mates.
156599
I don't think this is true, BUT I do believe that if a man has a negative relationship or is man who has a manipulative mother, chances that may place a negative shadow over the relationship , but as all things go some individuals have the personal strength to overcome these things
75618
It's easy to blame the women, however it is mainly the fault of non-resident or non-caring fathers that boys and girls are raised without a good fatherly role-model. Left to themselves many people will tend to become very self-oriented and even outright selfish in relationships with other people. As a society, we in the western world are rapidly losing the ability to harmoniously live together in longterm family relationships.