Parents are the Earthly God of their children and they take responsibility to provide,promote and protect their children from every evil or harm. It is the duty of the parent(Father and mother) to train their children so that they will be useful to them and the society, when you fail to give your children good education, good parental guidance,upbringing, love and care, you will be blame if they turn nuisance tomorrow. Looking at our society today, are parents making children a blessing or curses in the society?
Indeed parents play a huge role towards the growth of their children and how these children will become in the future whether they can be productive citizens that can help the country prosper or become liabilities that drags the country down. I do not agree though that children needs to have the obligation to be useful to their parents. If they decide to be of help to their parents to return the love and care that their parents have given to them, then great, if not then parents should be just satisfied and proud that they have raised their children well enough to be able to survive by themselves even when they as parents are unable to support their children anymore. (For those that might be wondering, I am a parent myself and I am also a type of son that returns the love and care that my parents have given me and will continue to do so to make sure they are well and comfortable until their last day here on earth; to make them feel how thankful I am to them for not aborting me and nurturing me all these years being patient and loving)
But, the problem about this is that blame can also be pointed out to the environment and the poor management of leaders within the country. Jobs are lacking, people who have some livelihood are being oppressed, farmers being rid off of their rights for their land or produce and so much more. Yes, family planning is also an issue and the very own lack of education of the parents that makes poverty an inescapable chain that most people use to justify wrongdoings and all. We can go on all day about these issues like the misconceptions and the tradition that also influences parenting bla bla. . but it won't change the fact that at the end of the day, parents regardless of culture and tradition, are responsible for whatever their children become in the future. If you love your children, you will not only do your best but whatever it takes just to make sure that you give them at least the very basic needs they have and enrich their minds and hearts with morals and wisdom that will guide and strengthen them even after you are long gone.