Gentle parenting, the term that caught my attention ever since I became pregnant with Seyon. I am aware that many of my fellow Sri Lankans may not be familiar with this term, (Lol) as it is not something that we were exposed to when we were growing up. We are a generation raised with a different parenting style, one where we were often punished for getting sick and blamed it on our screen time. As I read about other parents' parenting styles and compare them to the way we raise children in Sri Lanka, I am sometimes overwhelmed. I believe that those who practice gentle parenting would definitely disapprove of our parenting practices. Now, I am scared that I will inherit toxic traits from my ancestors. Honestly, I am scared. Let's be clear, I am not saying that white, privileged people have the best lifestyle, but I am here to address how we were treated like objects, instead of being respected as human beings with natural instincts when we were kids, and how it still continues