According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, "responsibility is a duty or task that you are asked or expected to perform." When I looked at the definition of responsibility, my parents came to mind. However, parents are not the only people who have responsibilities, but they tend to be the first thing most people think of when referring to responsibilities. Everyone has certain responsibilities that they need to take care of, but today the concept of one's responsibilities is foreign. Almost everyone feels that certain responsibilities do not fall on them, even if they are involved. In my case, my parents did not respect their responsibilities when they involved their child. When I was little, unable to help myself, I broke my collarbone and my parents didn't help me right away. Based on the situation involving me and my parents, I believe that parents of a dependent incapable of independence are responsible for providing help when needed. As a child, I was always known as the kid who almost always got hurt. I could never escape injury even if my life depended on it. There was an incident that my parents and I still disagree about to this day. It all started one day when my brother and I were playing in our room after a long day at our uncle's house for a family reunion. After playing a bit, my brother and I decided that we both wanted something sweet to eat, so we went and asked our mother for some ice cream. When our mother said we could get some, my brother and I jumped for joy and I went to retrieve the sweet substance. I was so excited to get ice cream that I ran down the stairs to get it. My journey down the stairs wasn't the easiest and ended with a lot of...half of paper......h about growth. In my case I was a vulnerable little girl who didn't know how to take care of herself, but with "big kids" they are capable of helping themselves, but choose not to. If an adult child were in the same situation I was in when I broke my collarbone, they would be physically and mentally capable of picking up the phone and calling for help or even going to the hospital to be treated for the injury. As a child I couldn't do these things because I had neither the knowledge nor the ability. To clarify any errors of interpretation relating to my thesis, I may revise my thesis by stating that parents of a dependent person not capable of independence are responsible for providing help when needed and cannot be obtained in any other way. This review will ultimately define parents' responsibilities towards their children.