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Teacher Beer Reflects on the Duties of Mothers and Children: How to Love Without Breaking the Bond

News11 May 2026 09:00 GMT+7

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Teacher Beer Reflects on the Duties of Mothers and Children: How to Love Without Breaking the Bond

Because the news about Mr. Naphat and Mother Moo Pimphaka has spread across all sectors, many people have taken interest and talked about it. Recently, Teacher Beer, a spiritual awakening figure, spoke about mothers and children and the duties of both.

"A mother must know how to let go. She can raise the child’s body but cannot control their heart. Parents can only do so much. Their duty is to care for their children but not to force, threaten, or coerce them into doing what the parent wants, forgetting the child's own needs. Mothers who cannot let go, cling tightly, control, and use their love to pressure the child to satisfy their own desires are not good mothers.


When one day the child can no longer endure, they may stop contacting their mother because they feel troubled and unhappy, living without joy. The mother cannot blame the child because she did not treat them properly, causing the child to feel bad, disappointed, and question why they were forced to obey the mother’s wishes when they themselves wanted to follow their own path.


Being a mother requires the four divine abidings: loving-kindness toward the child, compassion to nurture them, sympathetic joy to celebrate their happiness, and equanimity to let go and allow the child to follow their own desires while observing from a distance. According to moral and ethical principles, as parents, one must prevent children from committing sins, but if the child does not sin,(ambiguous fragment: appears to be a continuation of previous part about sin and wrongdoing) (ambiguous fragment: continuation about not holding the child back forever or forbidding them from associating with others, insisting the child must always think as the mother thinks, which is not acceptable) Mothers like this are also not good.


As for the duties of children, they must repay the kindness of their mothers who have cared for them, nurtured and supported them from childhood to adulthood. Children must care for their parents, check on them, and respond to their happiness within their means. Whatever can bring happiness should be given. Cutting off communication or refusing to talk or engage is excessive.


No matter what situation we face,(fragment continuing previous sentence about situation)Ultimately, we must accept the reality that a mother never abandons her child, not even for a day, regardless of what the child does or says or how they express their feelings toward her. A mother never thinks of abandoning her child even for a moment."