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The relationship between parents and children in rich Victorian families.
Now a days the families are very important, and they are usually big. Some have five or six children, so they are certain the family name will move on. The father is the head of the family, and his own children have to speak politely to him like call him Sir, and they are taught not to answer him back if they are not spoken to. They have huge respect for him and they can under no circumstances interrupt him if he wants silence. The children from a wealthy family often see their parents only once a day, and they might have to perform some of the things they have taught by their Nanny. Sarah is from one of the wealthiest families in town, and we have just spoken to her about her relationship to her family.



- Hello Sarah, we have heard that you are in a quite large family with many siblings, do you mind telling us how many brothers and sisters you have? - I do not mind at all. I have two brothers and tree sisters, so it is quite a huge family I am from, Sir. - Yes, I can tell. I have also heard that you and your siblings are getting raised by a Nanny. Can you tell us something about her and how she is like? - Yes Sir. Every day Miss Jane, who is our Nanny, wakes us up at 6 am. She says that lying in bed is lazy and sinful. It is very early, but in the weekends we get to sleep to 9 am. Miss Jane has practical taught me everything I know. She has taught me how to behave, what is right and wrong and she has home tudored me and my siblings. She also has to wash and dress us, and also watch over us and make sure we do not do anything wrong. - May I ask how often you see your parents? - Not quite as often as I wish, Sir. Every day around 4 pm. they take their daily visit to us. Then we have to get in line with our finest clothes on. Often we have to perform a poem to show them what we have learned from Miss Jane. Sometimes I feel like it is the King himself that is coming. Everyone is nervous, and I have to call my own father Sir. I do not think that is necessary, but it is just the way things are. - Don’t you ever miss them? Do you feel it is enough seeing them just once a day? - No, I do not. I think it is a shame, if I may say Sir, when parents leave their children to a Nanny all day. The only whole days we spend together are in the holidays and when it is either mine or some of my siblings birthdays. - Your father must be working like all other men, but what does your mother do? - She spends her days planning big important dinner parties, talk to her friends and visit the dressmaker. She does not do anything housework, she get other people to do that for her. - If you could describe your family relationship, what would it be like, Sarah? - Not good Sir. Not at all. The one thing that is missing and destroying it all, is that we have no personal relationship to our parents. It is like we do not exist, we mean nothing to them. It is quite sad, and I wish it will change later in life. - Well, I hope things will work out for you, and I must say thank you for this interesting interview.