Acharya Prashant challenges the common notion of parental responsibility, arguing that if a parent's own life is miserable, they are inevitably passing that misery on to their children. He suggests that what many call responsibility is often just ego and a desire to feel important. He points out that parents often overstay their utility in their children's lives, continuing to interfere even when the children are adults and desire independence. This persistence is not rooted in love but in a need for social prestige and a sense of being indispensable.