Do you feel that the moral values and principles taught to you by your parents and others ?

Question

as you were growing up still apply to your life now as an independent adult. If so, are you comfortable living by them? If not, how have you and your values changed?

Answer 1

Definitly the ones by my mum and dad, if you have had a great upbringing you tend to really stick with what  ou were taught by your parents and if your lucky enough to be able to provide your children with the opportunities your parents provided you you continue to pass down those morals etc

Answer 2

My mom and dad were the biggest support and positive influence on me as an adult.

They taught me how to do things independently without them doing things for me. They also taught me how to deal with crisis situations and find different ways to solve a problem if one way doesn't work.

My former stepfather was verbally and emotionally abusive. He was very difficult to live with growing up. I hated him at times. But the one thing I learned from him was how to respect someone, even if you can't stand them...Now I can deal with difficult co-workers, work with them professionally without my personal feelings interfering.

Answer 3

Some values taught to me by my parents are universal ( or almost ) and I follow them as any sane, rational person would. There are other moral values that I found at an early age to be totally out of sync with reality and logical thought. These are some that I had to toss and start from scratch as I matured and became independent.

Answer 4

I learned from watching other people. Friends, family, total strangers, movies, TV shows, everything. I also learned a lot from the way people treated me. I took note of what actions or words made people (or me) feel sad or upset, and everytime I made a mental note to remind myself to never treat people that way. For example, I used to be chubby in middle school, and had more than a few instances where thinner, popular girls would make comments about how I wasn't skinny. As a result, I make sure to never say those kind of things to people who are overweight.

I still make notes to this day, because there are different types of people that respond in different ways to certain situations, and it's good to know about the different personalities. Some people are more sensitive or intuitive than others, and as such, need a different treatment than people who are oblivious or thick-headed.