Let Me Tell You How To Raise Your Child(ren)
If some parents are raising their children with the right value system, how is it our business how they raise their child(ren)? That's what I want to know. Comedian Rickey Smiley had someone criticize his parenting because they feel he's too hard on him. His son's grandmother is hard on him & some commenters feel that's inappropriate. Anyone unfamiliar with old-school black parenting, I'll break it down: Black parents are hard on their children because life won't cut them any slack. Most old-school black parents were raised tough out of survival. The world isn't like it was during our parents & grandparents' era; times are different so some black parents have to adjust their parenting to the reality of today's society. With police misconduct against blacks ongoing, parents are having tough conversations with their kids about police interaction & race. In other words, black parents are having to teach their kids how to survive being Black in America. It's sad, but it's today's reality. There's not a black man or woman that wasn't raised tough by their parents. From what I see, Rickey Smiley did a great job with his children because his kids are college graduates and athletes. Rickey said it himself he was raised tough, and look how he turned out. My point is that if a parent's child(ren) is doing well in life, it's not anyone's place to critique their parenting.
