Gurugram CEO's 'Parents are not God' post leaves X users divided

A Gurugram-based CEO's X post challenged the idea that parents should be treated like God. It triggered a wider debate on parental authority, sacrifice and unquestioned obedience in Indian families.Gurugram CEO's 'Parents are not God' post leaves X users divided (Photo: @jasveer10/X)Gurugram,Sep 29, 2026 19:21 ISTA Gurugram-based CEO sparked a debate online after questioning the idea that parents should be treated as nothing short of divine, arguing that becoming a parent does not automatically make someone wiser, more intelligent or morally superior.Jasveer Singh, CEO of Knot Dating, shared a lengthy post on X discussing the way parenthood is viewed in Indian families. His post began with a blunt message: “Parents are not God. Stop treating them like one.”Singh argued that Indian society has long equated parents with divinity through phrases such as “Maa-baap Bhagwan ka roop hote hain."He wrote that having a child was a biological process and should not be treated as an achievement that instantly changed a person's character or abilities. To make his point, Singh gave the example of a friend he had known since childhood. He said he was aware of the man's habits, flaws and poor decisions, and questioned whether any of those qualities would suddenly disappear simply because the man became a father.“Did childbirth suddenly make him wise? Did becoming somebody's father upgrade his intelligence?” Singh wrote, arguing that parenthood does not come with an automatic “certificate of wisdom." He further said that becoming a parent brought responsibility, but did not grant unlimited authority over a child or make everything a parent said inherently correct. He also pushed back against the common argument that children owed their parents obedience because their parents gave them life.Singh acknowledged that without their parents, children would not exist, but pointed out that being born was a decision made by the parents, not the child. He argued that children should not therefore be made to feel indebted for life because their parents chose to have them.His post then turned towards what he described as problematic aspects of Indian parenting. Singh argued that some parents focus less on raising independent adults and more on treating their children like extensions of themselves.“Parenthood gives you responsibility. It does not give you divinity,” he wrote, adding that having children should not automatically place parents above criticism or give them unquestioned authority.Take a look at the post here:The post quickly became a talking point on X, with users divided over Singh's argument.Some commenters agreed with parts of his perspective, particularly the idea that becoming a parent does not necessarily transform someone's personality overnight.Others countered that parenthood can genuinely change people, with one user pointing out that some parents do change their behaviour and priorities after having children.See the comments here:The discussion opened up a broader conversation about the traditional idea of parental authority in India, and whether respect for parents should necessarily mean accepting everything they say or do without question.- Ends