I've never been a parent myself. I'm so far down that road, but it doesn't take a genius to know that not everyone can be a parent-- a mother or a father. There are those who are forced to be one at an early age because of an unlikely event, and there are also some who become one because of fate.
When I saw What Maisie Knew I thought it was just another movie, nothing really extraordinary about it until you're midway through the movie and you realize that a child with irresponsible parents will eventually lead her to a doomed future. It will lead you to question why so many people raise a child without any concern about his/her welfare. It's scary because we see more of that happening in today's world. When we cuss in front of a child or smoke or shout at one another, we give him/her an idea that it's totally normal or part of the routine. And that's just wrong in so many levels. It's extremely heartbreaking to see that as a palpable reality.
I say we be mindful of the huge responsibilities we are tasked with in caring, rearing, and loving a child. Just because you are the biological mother or father, it doesn't give you any right to treat a child however you want to. You do not treat them like a waste or a burden. It's not right and will never be right.
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