Does fruit fall far from the tree?
A movie loosely based on unrequited love. The relationship between a mother and daughter and their relationships, each with two men. One of them who they are passionate about, desire fuelled, giving them everything but themselves and then the men who love them with all that they have, who understand them and want to give them the world along with themselves. Two triangles touching bottom corners.
Do I see a semblance of my mother in myself? Will I end up making the same mistakes as she has? Will I push everyone away, to no longer risk my heart and to become lonely?
I would like to know how a parent influences the values and beliefs of their children. Do they begin lecturing them at a young age? To instil them with their own view of the world. What if their view is warped? Does the child grow up having unrealistic thoughts?
I think that a person does eventually grow into themselves but there will always be those underlying beliefs that will either influence their choices or render them guilty from not adhering. It’s a shame if, in the end, there is a vast contrast of opinion between a child and a parent. This makes me wonder whether it is all possible for a child to influence the beliefs of the parent? Wouldn’t it create more harmony and less disappointment, the key to a rewarding relationship?
More often this isn’t the case. It is a scary thought that you may end up following in the footsteps of a parent you don’t quite agree with.
