COLUMN: Maybe it's all just madness
Have you ever wanted something so badly that you would go to any limit to get it?
Many people have dreams and goals they work hard for, striving for years to reach them, but sadly, some cheat the system.
According to The Washington Post, parents experience this effect more so than their children.
Deep down, every parent wants the best for their kids, and sometimes that means crossing the line. According to the article, University of California freshman basketball star Shabazz Muhammad (a hot pick for the NBA) is not the age of your average freshman student.
Muhammad claimed to be a 19-year-old born in Nevada, until investigations were done and a birth certificate presented a birth that was one year earlier in Long Beach Memorial Hospital, which ultimately makes him 20 years old.
Muhammad’s father, Ron Holmes, repeatedly insisted that his son was 19, but, in one instance, he reportedly admitted to him being 20.
It is clear Muhammad is a skilled player, and it is also clear he has more experience than a freshman typically would. This does not mean he has not put in a great amount of hard work to get where he is today; however, it indeed proves how Muhammad's father has spent a lifetime of obsessing over the idea of his son being in the NBA.
I think it is a shame. What person wants to grow up already having their life planned out for them? Why do parents feel the need to become this obsessed with their children's lives?
I am not saying that being involved in your child’s life is a problem by any means, but there is a fine line that determines when a parent is starting to intrude, and the saddest thing is that there are plenty of other parents who are exactly like this. I am extremely grateful for growing up with parents who have been incredibly supportive with my life choices, and I could not imagine it being any other way.
Despite the fact that Muhammad has been seen on TV multiple times and might have a chance to enter the NBA, I do not wish to have a life that is planned out for me or parents who make my life decisions. That is just madness.
