The Rebellious Point
As young adults, the early to mid millennials inclusive, there has been a time or perhaps multiple times where you, your friend, colleague, next- door neighbour or a random stranger even, had the need, the intensified urge to rebel against the norm. To rebel is to rise up against authority or tradition in the form of family, boss or government. This action is often a result of accumulated anger—anger that has been ignored, dismissed, or suppressed for far too long. In families with nagging parents who would rather tear one down, trample and push beyond the elastic limit of tolerance and wait patiently for a reaction-only to turn the narrative around and play the victim, there comes a point when the child must push back. Not out of disrespect, but for space. To breathe. To live. To put an end to constant degradation. The urgent need to put an overbearing auntie in a place more befitting for people of her calibre who seems to have an awkward moment navigating their personal life an...