Dear mr and mrs

Now that I’m an adult, I’ve come to realise:

Teenagers don’t suddenly become cruel.
They don’t simply wake up knowing how to humiliate, exclude, or destroy.

They learn that.
But where?

From homes that lacked warmth.
From parents who measured their child’s worth through trophies and grades.
From words like:
"You must be better than everyone else."
"How could you possibly lose to someone like that?"

So I find myself asking quietly:
Dear Mr and Mrs, how did you raise a child like that?
Did you ever show them what love truly feels like?
Or did you push them so hard to be the best, they never felt enough… and coped by bullying their classmates?

I was one of the teenagers they hurt.
They’ve probably forgotten it by now.
But I haven’t.

The wound lingered for years.

Forgiveness was given
But forgetting..? I simply can't
The momories never truly leave
some just fade while others carve themselves into the soul

Dear Mr and Mrs,
You need to know that the child you once raised has now grown into an adult too.
Some of them have even become parents.

And sincerely,
I hope they’ve chosen to break the cycle you began.
I hope they’re raising their children with warmth, gentleness, and love

regardless of their grades or achievements.
I hope they’ve learned to offer unconditional love.

Because if they haven’t…
They’re continuing the cycle passed down from you,  Mr and Mrs.
And that is dangerous.
Why?

Because it risks raising yet another generation of bullies.
Another generation of children who feel unloved unless they succeed.

May peace and serenity be upon you.
And may the next generations be raised with kindness.