Reply To: Respecting People: A Rant

philosopher: I do think you are going too far. One’s upbringing is able to have very negative and lasting results on one’s psyche. To simply state that people in these situations should “snap out of it”, “deal with it”, or whatever, is not realistic.

Imagine a teenager who was heavily criticized by her parents and made to think that her own feelings and wants were irrelevant. She was told that she must live exactly as her parents wished or she would be rejected by them and would be a rasha.

Don’t you agree that at the very least she is LESS responsible than other people?

And if she is less responsible, could it not be feasible that she is fulfilling her responsibilities in a better manner than some people who you deem to be doing the right things?

thanks for the italics advice, I did it.