Teenagers

A lot of young people are so misunderstood and not respected even within their own families. At times parents make the mistake of comparing their kids to one another and that’s often hurtful and frustrating. They dismiss what is important to you and might not take your requests and desires seriously when you need them to. Some parents have unrealistic expectation of their teens and this can also put unnecessary pressure on you and lead to feelings of defeat and maybe even unworthiness.

All of this and so much more can lead you to feel angry and resentful toward your parents for not recognizing that you're doing the best that you can with what you know and there are so many things about you that they don’t even take note of. Could it be there focus is mostly directed at al the “bad” things you do? Either way, it’s not always fair and you’ll be at the point where your just over it all. The arguing, the insults, the annoying nagging. You go in your room to avoid it all but their knocking at your door begging you to tell them what is wrong when in reality all you want to do is be left alone.

Sadly, some parents don’t have the slightest clue as to what you go through day in and day out just to keep your head above water. For many young people talking to parents about issues and feelings doesn’t come easy. Parent’s tend to freak out and then they want to interfere out of protection but that is not what young people who are trying to figure out where they fit in usually want. Maybe you want more friends and perhaps all you have is your phone and we all know how much parents love your cell phone don’t we?

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